The Tea Party in North Carolina: Threat to a New Birth of Freedom

Preface by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Foreword: Exposing the Hard Right’s Bag of Tricks Against Poor and Working White People by Alan McSurely

Introduction

Inside the Tea Party in North Carolina

Tea Party Membership in North Carolina

North Carolina Tea Party Chapters

Beyond Policy – North Carolina Tea Party’s Racially Divisive Posture

North Carolina General Assembly Tea Party Support and Opposition

A New Birth of Freedom is in the Offing

Appendix A: Tea Party Support and Opposition Ratings – NC House

Appendix B: Tea Party Support and Opposition Ratings – NC Senate

Appendix C: Tea Party Member Data Collection and Analysis Methodology

Appendix D: Tea Party Chapters in North Carolina

Appendix E: White Supremacist Violence from Ft. Bragg

Notes

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