Rep. Norcross to attend Selma march’s 50th anniversary

WASHINGTON, DC – This Friday, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ01) will join a bipartisan Congressional delegation to visit Selma, Alabama and mark the 50^th anniversary of the historic civil rights march that ultimately led to the Voting Rights Act. The pilgrimage will be led by Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. 

The Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama first started in 1998 and this year’s trip will include the largest group of lawmakers ever. The delegation will visit civil rights landmarks in Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma before joining President Barack Obama to mark the 50^th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when state troopers attacked marchers trying to cross Edmund Pettus Bridge into Alabama’s capital. The trip serves as a constant reminder of the painful history that called for and led to the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. Assemblyman Gilbert \”Whip\” Wilson of New Jersey’s 5^th Legislative District will join Congressman Norcross.