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Demonstrators committed to being arrested in opposition to the recent policies of the Republican leadership listen to Chief Weaver's first warning. Fifty-seven were arrested, which brings the total over four weeks to 153 in demonstrations organized by the NAACP.
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General Assembly Police Chief Jeff Weaver surveys the crowd of demonstrators assembled in the Legislative Building moments before issuing a warning via bullhorn that anyone remaining in front of the Senate chamber doors will be arrested.
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Carnell Holley of Charlotte awaits the transfer of demonstrators in custody along with hundreds of others who sang songs and cheered on their act of civil disobedience.
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Cameron Bailey, a page for Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown, makes a phone call while crowds gather on Jones Street before the demonstration.
"I'm on my way to Freedom Land," "We shall not be moved" and "We'll walk hand in hand" were among the protest hymns that echoed through the halls of the Legislature Monday. While the Moral Monday protests harken back to civil rights struggles, they are significantly different. Protesters say that the struggle is no longer about race; it's about the treatment of the most vulnerable people in our state. Will Huntsberry
