Virginia State Police on Sunday escorted marchers participating in the NAACP “America’s Journey for Justice” rally.
About 20 marchers were spotted walking along Route 1 in Woodbridge just before 5 p.m. Sunday. State troopers escorted the marchers, and traffic became congested, according to a Potomac Local reader who submitted the photo for this post.
Marchers will gather Tuesday in Washington, D.C. for a rally. The march route begain in Selma, Ala. and ends in Washington.
Marchers are expected to cross the Memorial Bridge at 1:30 p.m. A press conference on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial is scheduled about an hour later.
On Wednesday, marchers will head to Capitol Hill to tell U.S. Senators “our lives, our votes, our jobs, and our schools matter.” according to an agenda posted to the NAACP website.
