Graham Police told WFMY News 2 they are aware of both events taking place. Author: Jessica Winters Updated: 1:48 PM EDT May 20, 2021
GRAHAM, N.C. Supporters and protesters of the Graham confederate monument are expected to gather near the statue Thursday night. Graham police tell WFMY News 2 they are aware of the gatherings and have given both groups standards of protesting documents.
A Facebook event called NC Confederate Day indicates that dozens of people will be gathering at Graham Court Square at 6 p.m. Thursday.
The event page states it s a celebration:
Celebrating 160 year anniversary of NC seceding from the union and joining the confederacy on Thursday, May 20th at 6. HK Edgerton will be the guest speaker. Make plans to come out. Bring your flag and come join us.
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Dear Alamance: Cut the Shit, Sincerely INDY
Alamance County Courthouse
But when Boneyâthe white-haired publisher of the conservative-leaning
Alamance Newsâtried to cover a local court case, the judge demanded that he leave. Moments later, bailiffs cuffed the bespectacled publisher and forced him out of the building. They werenât gentle about it, either.
Weâve been watching heavy-handed and racist law enforcement practices unfolding publicly in Alamance County for years now. In 2020, itâs become the stateâs epicenter of unbridled white supremacist rage, as well as the site of massive and persistent resistance to that status quo. Given this backdrop, itâs hard not to see Judge Fred Wilkinsâ decision to bar Boney and reporters from