(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that this weekend, she will join the Faith and Policy Institute’s Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama.  This year’s pilgrimage will commemorate the 55^th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March.

“Our fellow citizens have fought and died to earn, to defend, and to ensure the right to vote for all Americans,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “As a part of my commitment to honor their sacrifice and courage, and to work for peace, justice, and a more perfect union, I am glad to join my colleagues and others in Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma, Alabama for this important pilgrimage.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to make this trip with my friend and colleague Congressman John Lewis, who has dedicated his life to the people and the promise of America.  His vision, his commitment, and his belief show us all the way each day.” 

The Faith and Policy Institute’s Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage is an annual visit to locations in Alabama instrumental in the fight for racial equality under the law.  During the Pilgrimage, the delegation will visit important sites, including the Legacy Museum, National Memorial for Peace and Justice, the Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. Federal Courthouse, the 16^th Street Baptist Church, and the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and with luminaries who will share their stories that changed our history. 

This year’s trip will mark the 55^th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March.  On Sunday, the delegation will stand on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where on March 7, 1965, 600 men and women marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, for the right to vote were violently confronted by police.

Congresswoman Fletcher co-sponsored H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a bill to strengthen our democracy and make it easier to participate in it by voting, which passed the House in March 2019.  She is also an original co-sponsor of H.R. 4, theVoting Rights Advancement Act, a bill to prevent voter suppression across the country.  This bill passed the House in December 2019.