On the Record: Rev. T. Anthony Spearman
On the Record talks with the Rev. T. Anthony Spearman about his call on politicians to better protect the African-American community in North Carolina.
Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman
Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman “I find the NAACP continues to be a very relevant organization in which I’m glad I have cast my energies toward. I have been a staunch supporter of the Forward Together/Moral Monday movement, and the second arrestee of the [first]...NAACP Chapter in an Unlikely Place
Mitchell County remains one of the whitest counties in the state. It’s also one of the most conservative—close to 80 percent of voters there supported Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Who would imagine that Mitchell County and its neighbor, Yancey County, are home to a large, thriving branch of the NAACP? Virtually all of them are white.
Rev. Barber at ECU
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II spoke as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series on Religion and Culture, a free offering from ECU’s Religious Studies Program.