Members of the NAACP will begin an 860-mile journey from Selma, Alabama to Washington D.C. Saturday, August 1st.
Eugene / Springfield NAACP Director Eric Richardson says he's hoping a delegation from Oregon can join the march, called "America's Journey for Justice". He says it's to raise awareness around recent events of police brutality toward African Americans. Including the recent case of a Cincinnati Police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man during a routine traffic stop.
Richardson: "It just seems like there's another level of disrespect that is given to African American people especially from places of authority and we want to change that and we expect more from our civil servants."
The march will stop in 5 different cities on the way from Selma to D.C. participants will hold rallies in each city.
Richardson: "And we're thinking about attending one of the rallies as a delegation. And so I'm just asking for anybody from the local community who would like to go to contact us at NAACPLane County.org."
Marchers plan to arrive in Washington D.C. on September 16th.