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20070
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Moral Mondays, the peaceful protests occurring at the capital every Monday, have grown in attendance in the face of some stringent Republican legislative measures. On July 1st, Reverend William Barber was in attendance and spoke to the crowd about recent Republican changes to voting rights after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision concerning the Voting Rights Act (1965).
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 30 Issue 27, July 2013, p8-9, il Periodical Website
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22017
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The authors summarize some of the outrageous things that happened in the state during 2013. There were many bitter political, social, and economic divides throughout the state; for example, the sale of Hofmann Forest, the athletic scandal at UNC, a law to allow carry-conceal weapons in places including restaurants and parks, legalizing fracking and drilling, and Moral Mondays at the NC Legislature.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 30 Issue 52, Dec 2013, p6-9, il Periodical Website
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27594
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The Reverend William J. Barber is continuing the Moral Monday protests at the state legislature for the short session. Recently, the Legislative Services Commission updated the rules of the General Assembly making it easier to arrest protesters for making noise. Barber and 1,000 protesters responded with a silent protest. Barber has been outspoken against the new rules which he says limit democracy by silencing the people.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 31 Issue 21, May 2014, p10-11 Periodical Website