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*NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson will unite with local leaders, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba, Congressman Bennie Thompson and civil rights leaders will hold a press conference to pay homage and recognition to those individuals who have dedicated their lives to the civil and human rights of Mississippians minus the presence of President Donald Trump.
What: Press Conference
Where: Smith Robertson Museum-528 Bloom St, Jackson, MS 39202
When: Saturday, December 9, 2017 @ 9 am Central Time
Who:
- NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson,
- Jackson Mayor, the Honorable Chokwe A. Lumumba
- Congressman Bennie Thompson
- NAACP Mississippi State Conference President Charles Hampton
- NAACP Mississippi State Executive Director Corey Wiggins
- Others
“We take this stand out of respect for our heroes and ancestors who often at the cost of their lives, paved the way for the ending of segregation and racial discrimination in Mississippi,” said Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEO. “They stood for what was right at a time not necessarily convenient to do so and we honor that legacy by speaking truth to power and calling out this administration’s divisive policies and its pull back from civil rights enforcement.”
In a separate statement, legendary civil rights figure and Congressman John Lewis added:
“It’s going to be very difficult for me to be there and be on the same platform with him,” Lewis told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“I think his presence would make a mockery of everything that people tried to do to redeem the soul of America and to make this country better,” he added.
SEE: CNN News Clip Here: https://snpy.tv/2y93pl0
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