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New in the collection: The rise and fall of Pat McCrory

Pinback that reads "Pat McCrory,City Council at Large."

These two pinbacks bookend the political career (so far) of Pat McCrory. In 1989 as a Republican newcomer he was elected to an at-large seat on Charlotte City Council, which led first to 14 years as mayor and then to a single, HB2-marred term as governor.

Anti-McCrory pinback that reads "Flush McCrory and the GOP" and shows a toilet.

New in the collection: Replacements, Ltd. vs. HB2

Pinback with Stop HB2 and created by Replacements Ltd.
 
“For months, an electronic billboard on Interstate 40-85 east of Greensboro said ‘Repeal HB2.’
“Now that House Bill 2 has been repealed and replaced by a new state law, the billboard’s message has also been replaced: ‘Never Compromise On Civil Rights.’
“The billboard is owned by Bob Page, the outspoken CEO of Replacements, Ltd., a company that sells old and new china, silver and other collectibles.
“Page, who is gay, is a vocal supporter of LGBT rights and has used billboards to broadcast his message to the thousands of passing cars on the busy Guilford County freeway.”

— From “ ‘Never Compromise On Civil Rights,’ says billboard blasting HB2 deal” by Colin Campbell in the News & Observer (April 18, 2017)

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Read more here: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article145113099.html#storylink=cpy