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The Judge family said they’ve been experiencing racial targeting since 2015.
by Kalyn Womack -- The Root
Two North Carolina homes belonging to the Judge family were set on fire this year, both while family members were inside. The property belongs to a beloved matriarch of Duplin County, 88-year-old Rebecca Judge, whose family is well known in the area for their community service. However, the incidents were met with a lack of action from law enforcement and the family believes the arsons were racially-motivated.
The Judge family are known for their work to better the community from
volunteering to social justice. Alexander Lee Judge Sr. made a huge
economic impact on the county with commercial farming and transporting
crops. Rebecca Judge was honored with a plaque in the Duplin County Hall
of Fame for her work as a school board member, nurse and civil rights
activist. Though, after all their years working together, she never
heard from Duplin County Sheriff Dalton Wallace regarding the
fires.
The family is working now with Courtney Patterson, the fourth vice president of the NAACP NC and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice to call for a proper investigation into who committed these crimes and possibly file a suit.
“If the law enforcement doesn’t investigate, then it’s time for the NAACP to investigate the law enforcement. We will use every tool we have with our local NAACP, our state conference of branches and the National Association to make sure that justice is served” said Patterson via press conference.
