People gather on Main Street after the announcement of Joe Biden’s election as Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A motorist drives down Weaver Street with an American flag and a LGBTQ pride flag as Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Motorists honk their horns as people gather on East Main Street as Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A passenger holds up a “Biden-Harris” sign on East Main Street as Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
People celebrate on Weaver Street as Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Motorists on Franklin Street hold up homemade “Biden-Harris” signs as Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A passenger holds up a homemade “Biden-Harris” sign on Franklin Street as Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Motorists on Franklin Street celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A passenger holds up an American flag on Franklin Street as Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A woman holds up a “North Carolina for Biden-Harris” sign as motorists honk their horns as Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
People gather on Franklin Street as Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A passenger carries a sign reading “Black Lives Matter” and “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights” among other sayings on Franklin Street as Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A passenger carries a “Black Lives Matter” flag on Franklin Street as Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A motorist carries an American flag down Franklin Street as Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate the election of Joe Biden on Saturday, November 7. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
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