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CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield will Participate in a National Press Call to Mark the 150th Anniversary of Abolition Day
Washington, DC,
November 20, 2015
Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) joins national leaders to hold a press call on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. EST to kick off a celebration of the historic 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the United States. The event marks the ratification of the 13th Amendment and will encourage the official recognition of December 6th as Abolition Day. WHO: • Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) • Judge James Wynn, 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals • Cornell William Brooks, President, NAACP • William “Meredith” Ashley, great-great-grandson of James Mitchell Ashley (sponsor of legislation that became the 13th Amendment) • Rev. R.B. Holmes, Past President, National Baptist Congress of Christian Education • Benjamin Crump, President, National Bar Association WHAT: Press call on the 150th Anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment WHEN: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST Toll-free: 888.392.4560 Conference Code: 2251783 # # # |
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