August 23, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow,
August 24th at 12:00 p.m. ET, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), will hold a press call to announce the
settlement of our major voting rights lawsuit in North Carolina which
Challenged a Discriminatory Voting System Which Denied African American
Voters a Fair Opportunity to Elect Candidates of Choice in Jones County
for More than Two Decades.
Due
to racially polarized voting in Jones County, no African-American
candidate has been elected to the Jones County Board of Commissioners
since 1994. White voters consistently vote as a bloc to defeat
candidates supported by the Black community. The lawsuit alleged that
the lack of African-American representation resulted in “systemic
neglect” of the needs and concerns of African Americans in the county.
WHO: Kristen Clarke - President and executive director, Lawyers' Committee for civil rights Under Law
Additional speakers TBA
WHEN: Thursday, August 24th, 2017 12:00 p.m. ET
WHERE: Participant Dial In Number(s): 866-952-8559 Conference ID: VOTER
RSVP at: Press@lawyersCommittee.org
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