William Barber
Civil Rights Leader | Moral Mondays Movement Architect
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Rev. William Barber II is a prominent civil rights leader and architect of the Moral Mondays movement in North Carolina.
As president of the North Carolina NAACP, he led massive protests against regressive policies, earning him national acclaim. Barber is a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, author of 'The Third Reconstruction,' and a Senior Fellow at Georgetown's Center for American Progress.
His stirring keynotes call on audiences to confront systemic injustice and build a more equitable society through nonviolent moral direct action.
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A call for a moral revival
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