NAACP President and CEO Heads to Selma to Commemorate 55th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

(Baltimore) February 28, 2020 — NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson will participate in a series of events commemorating the 55th anniversary of the historic voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. A leading advocate in the fight to protect voting rights, President Johnson will join other leaders from around the country to highlight the importance of Selma as the country enters a critical year of voting and civic engagement.

Who: Derrick Johnson, President and CEO, NAACP

What: 55th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

When: Saturday, February 29, 2020, to Monday, March 2, 2020

Where: Selma, Alabama

President Johnson will be available for media interviews. Please contact Aba Blankson, SVP, Communications and Marketing at ablankson@naacpnet.org or (443) 462-7319 to schedule.

Schedule

Saturday, February 29 

4 - 5 pm:   Unity Reception, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Brown Chapel A.M.E., 410 Martin Luther King St.

5 - 7 pm   President Johnson Press Availability

Sunday, March 1

7:30 - 9:30 am:  Martin Luther & Coretta Scott King Unity Breakfast, WCCS, 3000 Earl Goodwin Pkwy.

10 am - 1 pm: Sunday Morning Services, Brown Chapel AME Church, 410 Martin Luther King St

1:30 - 2:30 pm:  Pre-March Rally, Brown Chapel AME Church, 410 Martin Luther King St

2:30 - 3:30 pm:  Bridge Crossing Reenactment & Backward March, from Brown Chapel over Edmund Pettus Bridge

3:30 - 4:30 pm:   President Johnson Press Availability

4 - 6 pm:            Presidential Candidates Forum, WCCS, 3000 Earl Goodwin Pkwy.

6 - 8 pm:            President Johnson Press Availability

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