‘Granny D’ meets Reverend B
Acclaimed actress Barbara Bates Smith will bring her performance of “Granny D” to North Carolina NAACP President Reverend Barber at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Harris Chapel A.M.E. Zion in Canton.
The story of Doris “Granny D” Haddock made national headlines with her famous walk in 2000. She was given considerable credit for the passage of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill. A 90-years-old, Haddock walked across the U.S. for election reform, touting, “You’re never too old to raise a little hell!” At 92, she registered South Miami voters and, at 94, won her debate against incumbent Judd Gregg in a run for the Senate.
Smith was arrested as part of the Moral Monday movement when she refused to leave the state house. More than 1,000 people have been arrested in the same way, many of them clergy.
The event is free and open to the public.
828.452.2370.
