Civil rights leaders like Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III and others are gathering with supporters on Freedom Plaza at 10 a.m. this morning to march to the Justice Department in a “March Against Hate Crimes.”
NBC4 says that organizers hope the march will bring attention to racism and recent hate crimes against African Americans that have been popping up around the country. The march was also designed to bring attention to the Jena 6, the group of black high school students who were charged with attempted murder after a fight with a white student.
If you plan to head down to join them, a series of speakers are scheduled to take the microphone at Freedom Plaza beginning at 10 a.m., with the march planned to the Justice Department beginning at noon.
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