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THE PENDULUM
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Volume 50, Edition 24 Elon, North Carolina
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NORTH CAROLINA NAACP FILES LAWSUIT OVER CONFEDERATE MONUMENT IN GRAHAM The state and local NAACP and eight other parties are suing Alamance County to remove the Confederate monument in downtown Graham Jinger Callwood | Elon News Network | @ jingercallwood The Confederate statue is located in downtown Graham, North Carolina.
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CLARE GRANT | PHOTO EDITOR
LAMANCE COUNTY IS UP against a lawsuit over the Confederate soldier’s monument in Graham. The North Carolina NAACP and other advocacy groups filed the lawsuit in Alamance County Superior Court Tuesday, March 30 to have the monument removed. The state and local NAACP, Engage Alamance, Down Home North Carolina and five residents of Alamance County have filed the lawsuit against the County Commissioners to remove the Confederate monument,
which stands about thirty feet high in front of Alamance County’s Historic Courthouse. The 41-page document says the monument violates the North Carolina State Constitution by inciting violence against tax payers and memorializes slavery. “Crowning the monument is a generic, idealized, embodiment of the insurrectionists who fought in favor of secession for the South which would continue the practice of slavery and of Black individuals: a solider depicted in white marble,” reads the lawsuit.
One of the plaintiffs is non-profit organization Down Home North Carolina, which works to support underprivileged citizens in rural areas and small towns. Todd Zimmer, one of the co-founders and co-directors of the organization, said Down Home became involved in the lawsuit to make Alamance County a safer place for Black residents.
See MONUMENT | pg. 5
Environmental science class pairs with Haw River Project Elon environmental studies class plans to teach local residents about pollution in the Haw River Cailey Cetani Elon News Network
During a time with a multitude of social crises such as the Black Lives Matter movement, the #MeToo movement and the climate change movement concerning the pollution of the earth, Kelsey Bitting, assistant professor of environmental studies, is allowing her students to be a part of the solution. As a part of her ENS 111, Introduction to Environmental
Science class, Bitting is pairing up with The Clean Haw River Project to engage students by creating visual presentations — such as greeting graphics, articles and research presentations — that will immediately go toward helping The Clean Haw River Project’s cause. “We can do something that has value to the rest of the world, even just in this class,” Bitting said. The groups must submit a project proposal to be reviewed by both Bitting and the founders of The Clean Haw River Project. Groups will then be tasked with following a timeline so that each group is kept accountable.
See HAW RIVER | pg. 7
KYRA O’CONNOR | ENTERPRISE STORY COORDINATOR
ENS 111, Introduction to Enviornmental Science is combating pollution of the Haw River’s litter through education.
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