Civil rights leader William Barber stops at NCCU to encourage early voters

By: Greg Childress

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: October 15, 2026

Words: 879

Last Updated: 2 days, 6 hours ago


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Civil rights leader and Repairers of the Breach President Bishop William Barber led multiple marches to the polls across North Carolina on Thursday to mark the first day of early voting, which ends Oct. 31 at 3 p.m.

At North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, Barber said the march was meant to inspire students and other voters and to remind them that the right to vote was not won …

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