In record-breaking heat, protesters encircled the Historic Courthouse in Carthage on Saturday, April 5, to protest policies from the new White House Administration.
Across the nation and in Carthage, protesters chanted “Hands Off” as they held up signs with slogans against President Trump’s social and economic policies and billionaire Elon Musk.
Protesters chanted “Hands Off” during the protest on April 5, 2025.
Over 200 people protested in Carthage in the unusually high 87-degree heat, with a handful of opposition.
Indivisible of Moore County, a “group of like-minded individuals promoting a progressive and inclusive agenda,” according to its Facebook page, led the protest with Co-Chair Linda Hoover.
Indivisible of Moore County Co-Chair Linda Hoover speaks to protesters April 5, 2025, at the Historic Courthouse in Carthage.
The protest began at 1 p.m. and lasted about two hours.
Feature photo: Protesters crowd the Historic Courthouse in Carthage, April 5, 2025, to demonstrate angst over the new White House Administration.
~Article, photo, and videos by Sandhills Sentinel journalist Stephanie M. Sellers. Stephanie is also an English instructor at Central Carolina Community College. She is the author of When the Yellow Slugs Sing, Sky’s River Stone, GUTTERSNIPE: Shakespearean English Stage Play with Translation, Amagi, Amagi Study Guide, and EZ Essay Study Guide for Holocaust: A History.
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