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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCharlotte Just Witnessed The Largest Immigrant March In Citys History (Video)
MORE HERECharlotte Just Witnessed The Largest Immigrant March In Citys History (Video)
By Scott Jensen - February 17, 2017
"...At around 1pm, the crowd began to file out of the park and onto the streets of Uptown Charlotte to protest what they believed to be oppressive policies by the Trump Administration.
Charlotte city leaders originally thought that about 500 people would gather, but they now estimate that there were between 7,000-8,000 people participating in todays protest and march, the largest Hispanic march our city has ever seen...
...In addition to todays protests in Uptown, there were at least 250 businesses that shut down for the day, and about 450 students were absent from Nations Ford Elementary School (a school with a large Hispanic population), some class rooms only had 2 kids in them today, according to CMS leaders..."
- Balance of the article, info from the city, and more photos at link above.
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Charlotte Just Witnessed The Largest Immigrant March In Citys History (Video) (Original Post)
Lucinda
Feb 2017
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geomon666
(7,512 posts)1. Weird
Didn't hear about this at all on the news...
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)3. I had heard there were several planned across the country
Forgot until I ran across this on twitter
sheshe2
(83,898 posts)2. No more
Hush Hush sweet Charlotte!
Rising, yes you are!
RESIST
Tarheel_Dem
(31,240 posts)4. K&R!
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)5. It's nice to see such a large crowd in my home state.
The NCGOP's tactics against minorities the past few years has truly been deplorable-- The Hispanic voting bloc is needed to cut their power in the NCGA.
mopinko
(70,215 posts)6. chicago-
Thank you!
...looks like good weather there. Nice turnout!
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)9. Yep! I know there were more...just hard to find coverage of the events!
Looks like a great day there!