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Marchers protest N C death penalty in Raleigh
About 400 demonstrators, mostly Black youths, marched to the North Carolina legislature demanding abolition of capital punishment. They carried crosses and placards, heard Dr Charles Cobb of the United Church of Christ, and presented petitions to House leaders as the legislature remains deadlocked over expanding or restricting capital punishment.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Legislative Building
Halifax Street
Charles Cobb
United Church of Christ's Commission For
House
Jim Hunt
Senate
Kenneth Royall
Durham