Norton, a Staff Member of the 1963 March on Washington, Says Marches Can Still Bring Change

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released a statement on the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, which she helped organize as a member of its staff. Norton, who later became the first woman to chair the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, established by a provision of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, said the 1963 March paved the way for civil rights legislative victories to come.

"Today's march shows the continuing strength of peaceful protest as a tool to bring change. Out of the 1963 march came the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act and, ultimately, the 1968 Fair Housing Act. I was among those who marched for Congress to bring change then. As a member of Congress now, I will take today's march as a mandate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act."

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