return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agoIt could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in North Carolinaarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1460arrow-down110
arrow-up1450arrow-down1external-linkIt could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in North Carolinaarstechnica.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squareCybermonk_Taiji@r.nflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 months agoFun fact, the original public mask ban from 1953 was mostly to curb the KKK rallies back then. “Prior to the COVID pandemic, it was illegal to wear a mask in public in North Carolina—a 1953 law put in place in response to Ku Klux Klan activity in the state.” https://www.newser.com/story/350462/north-carolina-looks-to-ban-wearing-masks-in-public.html
Fun fact, the original public mask ban from 1953 was mostly to curb the KKK rallies back then.
“Prior to the COVID pandemic, it was illegal to wear a mask in public in North Carolina—a 1953 law put in place in response to Ku Klux Klan activity in the state.” https://www.newser.com/story/350462/north-carolina-looks-to-ban-wearing-masks-in-public.html