Protests in the rural towns of Western North Carolina for racial justice are growing into a movement. Molly Haithcock, 24 and Erykah Lasha, 22, didn’t know each other until a few weeks ago even though both went to Franklin High School. Haithcock, who identifies as a black woman, says she was sickened by the killing of George Floyd and wanted to do something - anything: “I was like, ‘I need to bring this to my hometown.’ It’s unfair that people are saying that it’s not here just because they aren