Several hundred march to Shelby County Commission
From left to right, Justin J. Pearson, Gloria Johnson and Justin Jones raise their fists in solidarity at a rally to support the reinstatement of Pearson by the Shelby County Commission April 12, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Hundreds of marchers meander down Main Street in Downtown Memphis in support of the reinstatement of Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson April 12, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The march from the National Civil Rights Museum to the county building comes ahead of the Wednesday, April 12, county commission vote to appoint Justin J. Pearson to his District 86 seat in the state House of Representatives.
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