2015-07-21

NAACP's America's Journey for Justice Selma to Washington DC March Information


Saturday, August 1st or any point along the way, use this handy guide to plan your travel for America's Journey for Justice.

Below, you'll find the dates, locations and information for the entire march.

Participants should plan to arrive at the meeting locations listed below no later than 6:30 a.m. (Saturday, August 1st being the exception.)

Each morning, AJFJ march participants will have breakfast at the meeting locations and then board buses which will take them to the starting point of the march for that day. Boxed lunches will be provided for the marchers along the route. At the end of each day's march, participants will board the buses and return to the meeting locations. Dinner will be provided at the meeting locations at 7:30 p.m., and will be followed by the teach-in for that evening.

At the kickoff (Aug 1) ...

Leg: Selma, Alabama
Meeting Point: The foot of the Edmund Pettis Bridge
Meeting Time: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 1
March Departs: 12:00 p.m.
Group Returns: 7:00 p.m.

Bus transportation will be provided to take participants back to Selma or forward to our sleeping and dining facilities.

Aug 2 - Aug 6

Leg: Montgomery, Alabama
Meeting Point: St Jude Catholic Church
2048 W Fairview Ave, Montgomery AL
Meeting Time: 6:30 a.m.
March Departs: 7:00 a.m.
Group Returns: 7:00 p.m.
Critical Days: Aug 4, 5, 6

*Meeting location changes on Aug 7. Marchers will depart St Jude at 6:30 a.m., Aug 7, and will end at LaGrange College, GA at 7:00 p.m.*

Aug 7 - Aug 10
Leg: Troop County, Georgia
Meeting Point: LaGrange College
601 Broad St, LaGrange GA
Meeting Time: 6:30 a.m.
March Departs: 7:00 a.m.
Group Returns: 7:00 p.m.
Critical Days: Aug 9, 10

*Meeting location changes on Aug 11. Marchers will depart LaGrange at 6:30 a.m., on Aug 11, and will end at King Chapel at 7:00 p.m.*

Aug 11 - Aug 16
Leg: Atlanta, Georgia
Meeting Point: King Chapel
830 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta GA
Meeting Time: 6:30 a.m.
March Departs: 7:00 a.m.
Group Returns: 7:00 a.m.
Critical Days: Aug 11, 12

*Meeting location changes on Aug 17. Marchers will depart King Chapel at 6:30 a.m., on Aug 17, and will end at Ebenezer Baptist West at 7:00 p.m.*

Aug 17 - Aug 19
Leg: Athens, Georgia
Meeting Point: Ebenezer Baptist West
205 N Chase St, Athens GA
Meeting Time: 6:30 a.m.
March Departs: 7:00 a.m.
Group Returns: 7:00 p.m.
Critical Days: Aug 17

*Meeting location changes on Aug 20. Marchers will depart Ebenezer Baptist West at 6:30 a.m., on Aug 20, and will end at the Islamic Society of Greenville SC at 7:00 p.m.*

Aug 20 - Aug 25
Leg: Greenville, South Carolina
Meeting Point: Islamic Society of Greenville
96 Meridian Ave, Taylors SC
Meeting Time: 6:30 a.m.
March Departs: 7:00 a.m.
Group Returns: 7:00 p.m.
Critical Days: Aug 23, 24, 25

*Meeting location changes on Aug 26. Marchers will depart the Islamic Society of Greenville at 6:30 a.m., Aug 26, and will end at Little Rock AME Zion in Charlotte NC at 7:00 p.m.*

Aug 26 - Aug 29
Leg: Charlotte, North Carolina
Meeting Point: Little Rock AME Zion
401 N. McDowell St
Meeting Time: 6:30 a.m.
March Departs: 7:00 a.m.
Group Returns: 7:00 p.m.
Critical Days: Aug 29

*Meeting location changes on Aug 30. Marchers will depart Little Rock AME Zion at 6:30 a.m., on Aug 30, and will end in Greensboro NC at 7:00 p.m.*

Aug 30 - Sep 2
Leg: Greensboro, North Carolina
Meeting Point: TBD
Meeting Time: 6:30 a.m.
March Departs: 7:00 a.m.
Group Returns: 7:00 p.m.
Critical Days: Aug 30

*Meeting location changes on Sep 3. Marchers will depart Greensboro at 6:30 a.m., on Sep 3, and will end at Cherrystone Baptist Association in Danville VA at 7:00 p.m.*

Sep 3 - Sep 7
Leg: Danville, Virginia
Meeting Point: Cherrystone Baptist Association
400 Bradley Road, Danville Virginia
Meeting Time: 6:30 a.m.
March Departs: 7:00 a.m.
Group Returns: 7:00 p.m.
Critical Days: ALL

*Meeting location changes on Sep 8. Marchers will depart Cherrystone Baptist Association at 6:30 a.m., on Sep 8, and will end in Richmond VA at 7:00 p.m.*

Sep 8 - Sep 11
Leg: Richmond, South Virginia
Meeting Point: TBD
Meeting Time: 6:30 a.m.
March Departs: 7:00 a.m.
Group Returns: 7:00 p.m.
Critical Days: Sep 8, 9

*Meeting location changes on Sep 11. Marchers will depart Richmond at 6:30 a.m., on Sep 11, and will end in Washington DC at 7:00 p.m.*

Sep 11 - Sep 15
Leg: Washington, DC
Meeting Point: TBD
Meeting Time: 6:30 a.m.
March Departs: 7:00 a.m.
Group Returns: 7:00 p.m.
Critical Days: Sep 16 Advocacy Day

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