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CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) will participate in today’s NAACP America’s Journey for Justice march across the Arlington Memorial Bridge and will serve as the keynote speaker during a press conference immediately following on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

“The NAACP embarked on America’s Journey for Justice earlier this year to demonstrate that while we have in fact come a long way in the fifty years since 1965, it is evident that much work still remains.  The Congressional Black Caucus is proud to stand together with the NAACP as we work to fight against discriminatory and racially motivated tactics that disenfranchise thousands of minority voters and work against ensuring equity and fairness in education and employment.  We march today as our predecessors marched fifty years ago as an affirmation of our hope and a firm belief that our efforts will bring about change.  We will not make progress in this journey for justice until all Americans share the same equity and fairness under the laws that govern our country.”

Led by NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks, America’s Journey for Justice is a historic 860-mile march from Selma, Alabama to Washington, D.C., that focuses national attention on the criminal justice system, equal access to the ballot, and equity in employment and education.  After nearly 1,000 miles since the start of the march on August 1, 2015, America’s Journey for Justice will culminate with a press conference on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

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Since its establishment in 1971, Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) have joined together to empower America’s neglected citizens and address their legislative concerns. For more than 40 years, the CBC has consistently been the voice for people of color and vulnerable communities in Congress and has been committed to utilizing the full Constitutional power and statutory authority of the United States government to ensure that all U.S. citizens have an opportunity to achieve the American Dream. To learn more about the Congressional Black Caucus, visit http://cbc-butterfield.house.gov.

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