America's Journey for Justice Tour Stops in North Carolina

The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP will host a press call on Wednesday, August 26 at 11:30 AM EST to discuss America's Journey for Justice (AJ4J) pilgrimage through North Carolina. Organized by the NAACP, AJ4J is a historic 800 mile march from Selma, Ala. to Washington, D.C. On the call, activists will detail their plans to hold teach-ins and march through the eastern part of North Carolina -- through counties that were protected under the Voting Rights Act prior to the Supreme Court's 2013 Shelby County v. Holder ruling -- urging unfettered access to the ballot box.

"As marchers come through North Carolina, they are not only opposing H.B. 589, the worst voter suppression measure in the country, they are also opposing redistricting which will be re-litigated on August 31," said the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II.

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Lawyers from the civil rights group Advancement Project will also join the call to discuss the legal challenge to the state's massive voter suppression law, H.B. 589. In July, Advancement Project, along with co-counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and attorneys Irving Joyner and Adam Stein, represented the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP in a federal trial challenging the law. The challenge remains under consideration by the court.

WHO: Rev. Dr. William J Barber II, President, NC State Conference of the NAACP

Denise Lieberman, Advancement Project Senior Attorney

Rev. Michelle Laws, Executive Director, NC State Conference of the NAACP

Anita Earls, Executive Director, Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Rabbi Lucy Dinner, Temple Beth Or

WHAT: Media Conference Call to detail America's Journey for Justice march through North Carolina, Redistricting and the plan to advance voting rights

WHEN: Wednesday, August 26 at 11:30 AM EST

DIAL-IN: Toll Free Number: 1 (888) 545-0687

Passcode: 7554473#

*the call will be answered by a live operator