"It is about honoring those who faced intimidation, discrimination, and rejection and still persisted. It’s about teaching future generations that the right to vote is precious and powerful,” Pierce concluded. #bertiecountync #ncpol #votingrights

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Thank you to the Cherry & Bazemore families for permitting me to apply for a historical marker to honor Nancy Cherry Bazemore for the 1961 North Carolina Supreme Court case Bazemore v. Bertie County Board of Elections that weakened Jim Crow era literacy tests. #nchistory #bertiecountync