Featured Speaker At Pre-March Conference on Civil Rights | 50th Anniversary March on Washington

50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

On August 27th hundreds of citizens attended the 2013 Conference on Civil Rights: Marching Forward By Looking Back. The following morning, on August 28, 2013, thousands of citizens, from across this country, converged upon our nation’s capital to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.

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The Honorable Mayor William A. Johnson Jr. agrees to Be a Featured Speaker At Pre-March Conference on Civil Rights.

Mayor William A. Johnson Jr.

“Count me in.” is what William A. Johnson Jr. said when invited to be a featured speaker at the Pre-Commemorative March Conference in Washington, DC The conference will take place on August 27, 2013 at the Washington Court Hotel which is located at 525 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. The former Mayor (who grew up in segregated Virginia) and leader of organizations such as the Urban League and the U.S. Conference of Mayors make him the perfect addition to this important event. Register for the conference by going to www50thanniversarymarchonwashington.com.