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Activists in 6 states plan to spread NC protests
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The Rev. Dr. Francys Johnson
RALEIGH, N.C. — NAACP leaders from a half-dozen states pledged Tuesday to bring protests against conservative public policy to each of their state capitols during a week of demonstrations this month. Organizers of regular protests at the North Carolina Legislature were joined on a conference call by counterparts in other states to announce the week of demonstrations starting Friday and ending the following Thursday, the 51st anniversary of the March on Washington led by Martin Luther King Jr. Demonstrations in Raleigh will focus on a different theme each day, ranging from education to a voting rights rally, said the Rev. William Barber, the president of North Carolina's NAACP. NAACP leaders from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee and Wisconsin said they were planning marches, teach-ins and rallies in each of their states during the seven days. Barber said events were also planned in Mississippi, and the lineup of events will vary by state.
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