AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT: Experts on the Legacy of the March on Washington

Washington, D.C. — In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, which paved the way for the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the following Center for American Progress Action Fund experts are available to comment on the legacy of the march, the need to save the Voting Rights Act and protect against efforts to roll back our progress, and the push for a policy agenda that advances economic and racial justice 50 years after the civil rights era:

• Tom Perriello, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund
• Sam Fulwood III, Senior Fellow
• Aisha C. Moodie-Mills, Senior Fellow and Director, FIRE Initiative
• Jocelyn Frye, Senior Fellow
• Cynthia G. Brown, Vice President, Education Policy
• Vanessa Cárdenas, Vice President, Progress 2050 Action (available to comment in English and Spanish)
• Joy Moses, Senior Policy Analyst

Related resources:

• We need a new Voting Rights Act by Tom Perriello and Daniella Gibbs Leger (Politico)
• The March on Washington: Looking Back on 50 Years by Joy Moses and Zach Murray (CAP)
• Infographic: From the Civil Rights Era to the Present by Joy Moses (CAP)
• Lessons from Bayard Rustin: Why Economic Justice Is an LGBT Issue by Aisha C. Moodie-Mills and Preston Mitchum (CAP)

To speak with experts on this issue, please contact Madeline Meth at [email protected] or 202.741.6277.

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