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May 20, 2021

In a Small Town, a Battle for Racial Justice Confronts a Bloody Past and an Uncertain Future

A frustrated Black Lives Matter activist. A die-hard Confederate loyalist. A sheriff who won’t back down. In a place where protests are restricted and violence feels imminent, many cry: “We don’t want to die no more.”

Carli Brosseau The News & Observer, ProPublica May 2021 Permalink