WASHINGTON, D.C — Unsolved lynchings from the Civil Rights era are getting another push to justice, with Congress passing the Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022.
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RELEASE: CAP Welcomes Senator Doug Jones as a Distinguished Senior Fellow
Date: April 20, 2021
Contact: Julia Cusick
“Sen. Jones has been a leader in the fight for civil rights for decades,” said
John Podesta, founder of the Center for American Progress. “At this critical moment, I’m grateful that the former senator will bring to CAP his deep expertise and commitment to racial equity and strengthening our democracy.”
“Events over the past year have brought our country to a moment of reckoning on matters of race and justice, including inequities in health care, education, income and voting rights,” said Sen. Jones. “With this moment, we have an opportunity to fulfill our obligation to future generations of Americans to protect the gains made over the last half-century and set the country firmly on the path of progress. I look forward to working with CAP to develop and promote policies that can help move us toward a more perfect realization of our founding ide