U.S. EDUCATION SECRETARY DUNCAN TO VISIT ALABAMA, ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR A REINVIGORATED OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

Media Advisory
U.S. Department of Education

Event Date: Monday, March 8, 2010
Contact: Jim Bradshaw, 401-1576 or press@ed.gov
U.S. EDUCATION SECRETARY DUNCAN TO VISIT ALABAMA, ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR A REINVIGORATED OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit Alabama Monday where he will commemorate the 45th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" civil rights confrontation in Selma, Ala., by announcing plans for a reinvigorated Office for Civil Rights to ensure equal educational opportunities for all children.
Secretary Duncan will first visit students and teachers at Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, then travel to Selma where he will hold a national press conference call on his intentions for the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights. (Dial-in information below)
Following the call, he will march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma with students and civil rights activists, recognizing the 45th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" confrontation which became one of the defining events of America's civil rights movement. Afterwards, he will address students and adults, announcing his plans for reinvigorating the Office for Civil Rights, which protects against discrimination on the basis of sex, race, national origin and disability status.
EVENT ONE
Who:U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
What:Meet students and teachers at Robert E. Lee High School
Where:225 Ann St., Montgomery, Ala.
When:12:05-12:45 p.m. CT Monday, March 8
EVENT TWO
What:National press conference call on reinvigorating Office for Civil Rights
Where:Dial-in: 888-769-8523, passcode: civil rights..
When:2-2:30 p.m. CT Monday, March 8
EVENT THREE
What:March across Edmund Pettus Bridge
Where:Edmund Pettus Bridge, 1012 Water Ave., Selma, Ala.
When:2:30-2:45 p.m. CT Monday, March 8
EVENT FOUR
What:Speech announcing plans for a reinvigorated Office for Civil Rights to ensure equal educational opportunities for all children.
Where:Edmund Pettus Bridge, 1012 Water Ave., Selma, Ala.
When:3-4 p.m. CT Monday, March 8
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