World Renowned Violinist Itzhak Perlman Cancels N.C. Concert to Protest HB 2 (Video)

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World Renowned Violinist Itzhak Perlman Cancels N.C. Concert to Protest HB 2
Long an advocate of rights for the disabled, Perlman vows he will only return to North Carolina "when this discriminatory law is repealed."
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          May 17, 2016
          
        
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World Renowned Violinist Itzhak Perlman Cancels N.C. Concert to Protest HB 2

Long an advocate of rights for the disabled, Perlman vows he will only return to North Carolina "when this discriminatory law is repealed."

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