To join the march (Rev 3)... To join the Journey for Justice march, participants should plan to arrive at the meeting locations listed below no later than 6:30am. Each morning, AJ4J march participants will have breakfast at the meeting locations and then board buses which will take us to the starting point of the march for that day. Boxed lunches will be provided for the marchers along the route. At the end of each day's march, participants will board the buses and return to the meeting locations. Dinner will be provided at the meeting locations at 7:30pm and will be followed by the teach- in for that evening. At the kickoff (Aug 1)... Leg: Selma, Alabama Meeting Point: The foot of the Edmund Pettis Bridge Meeting Time: 11:00am on Saturday, August 1st. March Departs: 12:00pm.. Bus transportation will be provided to take participants back to Selma or forward to our sleeping and dining facilities. Aug 2 - Aug 6 Leg: Montgomery, Alabama Meeting Point: St Jude Catholic Church 2048 W Fairview Ave, Montgomery AL... Critical Days: Aug 4, 5, 6 *Meeting location changes on Aug 7th. Marchers will depart St Jude at 6:30am on the 7th and will end at LaGrange College GA at 7:00pm* Aug 7 - Aug 10 Leg: Troup County, Georgia Meeting Point: LaGrange College 601 Broad St, LaGrange GA Critical Days: Aug 9, 10 *Meeting location changes on Aug 11th. Marchers will depart LaGrange at 6:30am on the 11th and will end at The Temple at 7:00pm* Aug 11 - Aug 13 Leg: Atlanta, Georgia Meeting Point: The Temple 1589 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta Georgia Critical Days: Aug 11, 12 *Meeting location changes on Aug 14th. Marchers will depart The Temple at 6:30am on the 14th and will end at Mt Ephraim Baptist Church at 7:00pm* Aug 14 - Aug 15
Leg: Atlanta, Georgia Meeting Point: Mt Ephraim Baptist Church 1202 West Marietta St NW, Atlanta GA Critical Days: Aug 14 *Meeting location changes on Aug 16th. Marchers will depart Mt Ephraim at 6:30am on the 16th and will end at Ebenezer Baptist West at 7:00pm* Aug 17 - Aug 19 Leg: Athens, Georgia Meeting Point: Ebenezer Baptist West 205 North Chase St, Athens GA Critical Days: Aug 17 *Meeting location changes on Aug 20th. Marchers will depart Ebenezer Baptist West at 6:30am on the 20th and will end at Paine College at 7:00pm* Aug 20 - Aug 23 Leg: Augusta, Georgia Meeting Point: Paine College 1235 Fifteenth St, Augusta Georgia Critical Days: Aug 21, 22, 23 *Meeting location changes on Aug 24th. Marchers will depart Paine College at 6:30am on the 24th and will end at The Granary in Columbia SC at 7:00pm* Aug 24 - Aug 28 Leg: Columbia, South Carolina Meeting Point: The Granary 1539 Horseshoe Dr Critical Days: Aug 24, 28 *Meeting location changes on Aug 29th. Marchers will depart the Granary at 6:30am on the 29th and will end at the National Guard Building in Cheraw at 7:00pm* Aug 29 - Sep 1 Leg: Cheraw, South Carolina Meeting Point: National Guard Building 3247 Highway 1, Cheraw South Carolina Critical Days: Aug 29, 30, 31 *Meeting location changes on Sep 2nd. Marchers will depart Greensboro at 6:30am on the 2nd and will end at Pullen Memorial Baptist in Raleigh NC at 7:00pm*
Sep 2 - Sep 5 Leg: Raleigh, North Carolina Meeting Point: Pullen Memorial Baptist Church 1801 Hillsborough St., Raleigh NC Group Returns: 6:00pm Teach- In: 7:00 pm - September 2, Martin St. Baptist Church Family Life Center, 1001 E. Martin St., Raleigh, NC 7:00pm - September 4 7, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 1801 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC Critical Days: ALL NC Voting Rights Rally: Thursday, September 3 4:00pm Participants gather at South St, Raleigh, NC (Near Shaw University) 5:00pm Mass Voting Rights Rally, Bicentennial Mall, 16 W. Jones Street, Raleigh, NC Sep 5 Sep 7 *Anchor Site changes evening of Sep 5 Leg: Raleigh, North Carolina Meeting Point: Green- Bullock Assisted Living Center 1000 Health Care Center Road, Henderson, NC Group Returns: 6:00pm Teach- In: 7:00 pm Green- Bullock Assisted Living Center Critical Days: ALL September 7-10 South Hill, Virginia Meeting Point: RZUA Headquarters & Conference Center, 2504 Rocky Branch Road, La Crosse, VA 23950 Critical Days: September 7-9 *Meeting location changes on Sep 10th. Marchers will depart South Hill at 6:30am on the 10th and will end in Richmond at 6:00pm State Rally: September 10 at 6 pm Virginia Union University Bell Tower, Richmond, VA 6-7:30 pm September 11-12 Richmond, VA Meeting Point: Grace Baptist Church 4200 Dover Rd, Richmond, VA 23221 *Meeting location changes on Sep 13th. Marchers will depart Richmond at 6:30am on the 13th and will end in Fredericksburg, VA. at 7:00pm September 13-15 Fredericksburg, VA. Meeting Point: Bragg Hill Family Life Center 400 Bragg Hill Drive, Fredericksburg, VA Critical Days: September 15 *Meeting location changes on Sep 15th. Marchers will depart Fredericksburg, VA at 6:30am on the 15th and will end in Washington, DC.
September 15 Washington, DC. 12:15 p.m. Marchers and Supporter gather at Arlington Memorial Circle and George Washington Memorial Parkway 1:30 p.m. America s Journey for Justice begins the final leg of its march across the Arlington Memorial Bridge into Washington, D.C. and the steps of the Lincoln Memorial 2:00 p.m. Press Conference to mark the successful completion of America s Journey for Justice on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial 7:00 9:00 p.m. Interfaith Service & Legislative Teach- in Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street, NW Washington, DC 20016 September 16 Advocacy Day On The Hill 9:00 a.m. Advocacy Day Kickoff & Press Conference Upper Senate Park, 200 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 10:30 a.m. Begin Advocacy Visits To let your U.S. Representative and both your U.S. Senators know that Our Lives, Our Votes, Our Jobs, And Our Schools Matter Rally Dates Georgia - Aug 14 (King Center Auditorium 6:00pm Mass Meeting) South Carolina - Aug 24* (South Carolina State Capitol; 5:00pm) North Carolina - Sep 3* (North Carolina State House: 5:00pm) Virginia: Sep 10 (Richmond VA: Virginia State House, 5:00pm) DC: Sep 16 (Advocacy Day: US Capitol) Ground Contacts ALABAMA Rev Charles Dale (256) 460-7962 charles- dale@att.net GEORGIA Graylan Quarterman (912) 980-6993 gqproperty1@yahoo.com Demetrius Fisher 504-322- 0785 dfisher@naacpga.org SOUTH CAROLINA Dwight James 803-873- 1402 scnaacp@bellsouth.net
NORTH CAROLINA Curtis Gatewood 919 9396311 cell 919 6824700 office curtis.gatewood@naacpnc.org VIRGINIA Rev Kevin Chandler 434-572- 7104 Pastorchandler@gmail.com Mandla Deskins 202-321- 6019 mdeskins@naacpnet.org