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Alicia Funderburk is a contributing photojournalist with Carolina Public Press. Reach her at [email protected].
About 150 people attended the Peace Rally, held last Saturday at downtown Asheville’s Triangle Park, expecting to take a stand against racism and stand in solidarity with Ferguson, Mo. They were, instead, greeted with a block party and fish fry.
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