North Carolina legislators closed their on-campus voting sites. HBCU students marched miles to vote anyway
Last year, the state’s board of elections removed several polling sites from local colleges – and students have taken it upon themselves to organize voting On 15 October, the first day of early voting in North Carolina, mostly Black students from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NC A&T), Bennett College and University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) marched from their college campuses to their nearest polling sites for the first day of early voting. Previously, students were able to vote on their respective campuses; however, late last year, with Republicans at the helm, the North Carolina board of elections removed several polling sites from local colleges: UNCG, NC A&T, Western Carolina University (WCU) and Elon University. As a result, students have taken it upon themselves to organize voting. The marches – two, so far – took about two hours round trip, but to the students, protecting their right to vote, they say, is worth it. Continue reading...
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