The NAACP challenged a rule requiring permits to protest on Courthouse grounds. Author: Miles Moraitis Updated: 7:00 PM EDT April 21, 2021
GRAHAM, N.C.
Note: Above video is from a story when the Court first blocked the protest rules in July 2020.
The NAACP has gone back and forth with Alamance County for months. They first filed the lawsuit in July 2020. The City of Graham passed an ordinance requiring permits for protests on Courthouse grounds. Crowds of hundreds people had been gathering near the Courthouse following the death of George Floyd. On Tuesday, the two sides settled the dispute effectively putting the case to rest.
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Digging Deeper: NC NAACP sues Alamance County to bring down Graham Confederate Monument
The county Board of Commissioners said it cannot bring the statue down because of a 2015 state law. The lawsuit alleges they could do it without breaking the law. Author: Grace Holland, Miles Moraitis Published: 7:57 PM EDT March 31, 2021 Updated: 8:17 PM EDT March 31, 2021
GRAHAM, N.C.
The video associated with this article is from a previous story.
The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP wants to get rid of the Confederate statue in Graham.
They filed a lawsuit against Alamance County and the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, demanding it come down.