The state NAACP is distributing a flier describing six current members of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth Board of Education as “new segregationists.” Board member Jeanie Metcalf is specifically compared to the late Alabama Governor George Wallace, who was known as the “Old Segregationist.”

Just so happens the flier accompanied a news release announcing the Rev. William Barber would be in Winston-Salem today for a rally sponsored by CHANGE.

If they’re not already, Winston-Salem residents should be aware this is a crucial election to decide who will be controlling their school system.