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HBCU students march to early voting sites in Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States · since Oct 15, 2026

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Why they are protesting
Protesting the removal of on-campus early voting sites by the North Carolina state board of elections.
What they want
To ensure access to voting and make a statement against the removal of campus polling places.
What changed
Oct 22: Hundreds of students were joined by actor Marsai Martin and Trinity Tatum during a second march.
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What protesters want

  • Protecting the right to vote
  • Restoring campus polling sites

Organised by: North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University students, Bennett College students, University of North Carolina at Greensboro students, College Democrats of North Carolina

What authorities say

No official response reported in the sources.

The numbers

Only figures a source states, with who said it. Estimates often differ.

Crowd
100s
hundreds of students were joined2

The full story

Students from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Bennett College, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro organized marches from their campuses to nearby polling stations following the removal of on-campus early voting sites by the Republican-led North Carolina State Board of Elections. The student-led effort began on 15 October, the first day of early voting. Participants walked approximately two hours round trip to cast their ballots, aiming to demonstrate that losing convenient polling locations would not deter them from voting. The College Democrats of North Carolina previously filed a lawsuit in January against the state elections board, arguing the changes disproportionately burden young and Black voters. No official response from the board was reported in the provided sources.

Timeline

  1. A second march took place, drawing hundreds of students alongside public figures Marsai Martin and Trinity Tatum.2

  2. Students from NC A&T, Bennett College, and UNCG marched from their campuses to nearby polling stations.12

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