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Nicholson resigns over Juneteenth remark

By Lightning Reports, Published: June 23, 2022

David Nicholson, the longtime executive director of the N.C. Apple Festival, resigned Thursday one day after news outlets reported his offensive Facebook post disparaging the new Juneteenth holiday and proposing instead an "Old Fat White Man Day."

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