A seating dispute led to police escorting activist and former NAACP North Carolina chapter president William Barber II Bishop William Barber, 60, from a movie theater.
African American carols and spirituals, such as "Mary's Boychild", "Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow", "This Christmas", "Go Tell it On The Mountain", "Sweet Little Jesus Boy", and "Jesus. Jesus. Oh, What a Wonderful Child", have been composed by African Americans and have gained popularity in the United States.