John Hinton

More than 70 people demonstrated Saturday through downtown Winston-Salem, protesting the pending loss of health insurance for North Carolinians.

The demonstrators walked in a New Orleans-style funeral procession with four musicians playing jazz music. The demonstrators walked about a mile.

Four protesters carried a coffin, and another protester carried a plastic skeleton in a beach cart.

Other demonstrators displayed sign such as “520,000 North Carolinians will lose health insurance,” and “ACA premiums going up 102%."

When the protesters reached Winston Square Park on Marshall Street, Fred Lewis of Winston-Salem, a retired attorney, spoke to them. Lewis wore the costume of the Grim Reaper.

“ACA (Affordable Care Act) premiums will go away at the end of 2025,” Lewis said. “

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