North Carolina has a rich history of political activism to accompany its natural beauty. From hard fought campaigns to organize cotton mills, the origins of the sit-in movement, to the founding of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and beyond, progressive political voices in the Tarheel State are still speaking truth to power. The successful fight to overturn the HB2 Bathroom Bill targeting our LGBT citizens is one of a string of success stories of resistance against the right wing.

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