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16 <br /> A motion was made by Chair Price, seconded by Commissioner Bedford, to approve <br /> and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation. <br /> Roll call ensued <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Price said there is a virtual event on May 5, 2021 commemorating the Freedom <br /> Rides. She said there was also an interview on WCHL yesterday. <br /> Chair Price asked if the Board should research if an apology, pardon or something else <br /> would be appropriate for Bayard Rustin, who served on the chain gang in Roxboro. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said it is important to remember Orange County and Chapel <br /> Hill's history with the Freedom Rides. He supported finding out more about what the County <br /> could do to rectify this. <br /> Chair Price said the gentlemen were arrested in Chapel Hill and held in Hillsborough, <br /> before serving on the chain gang. <br /> Commissioner Greene said she worked on getting the historical marker on Columbia <br /> Street. She said the Reverend Jones' name is not on the plaque, due to state requirements <br /> that a person must be deceased for twenty-five years before their name can be put on a <br /> plaque. <br /> Annette Moore said the BOCC is so well informed. She said Bayard Rustin spent 22 <br /> days on the chain gang, and he sent a letter to the New York Times about prison reform, as a <br /> result of his time in Orange County. She said she would look into whether the Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners could pardon Bayard Rustin, and others. She said he has been <br /> pardoned for other Jim Crow law crimes. <br /> Annette Moore said there were 4 buses involved in the Freedom Rides, but 2 buses <br /> never arrived. She said the original 13 riders were stopped, and after that 300 riders followed in <br /> their path, but were jailed in Mississippi. <br /> Chair Price said in the abstract, there is a brief timeline of the Freedom Rides during <br /> 1961, which eventually reached Louisiana, but it was difficult. <br /> Chair Price thanked the Freedom Riders for their strength and determination. <br /> f. 2027 World University Games Update <br /> The Board received information and an update on North Carolina's progress in the bid <br /> process for the 2027 World University Games, an event of the International University Sports <br /> Federation (FISU). <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The North Carolina Bid Committee (NCBC) is working to bring the world's largest event for <br /> student-athletes to North Carolina and specifically the Triangle area. In recent months, the <br /> NCBC has received requests for presentations to local groups interested in the bid and <br /> prospects for the Games. The NCBC has presented to the Durham Sports Commission (DSC) <br /> Board of Directors, the North Carolina Travel and Tourism Board, the Planning and Legislative <br /> Committee of GoTriangle, and the Cary Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley introduced Hill Carrow, the CEO of the North Carolina Bid <br /> Committee. <br /> Commissioner Fowler left the meeting at 8:10 p.m. <br />