WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today issued the following statement on the passing of civil rights leader and former North Carolina Central University Chancellor Julius L. Chambers:
“The loss of Julius Chambers will be felt across North Carolina and the civil rights community. As an attorney and educator, Julius enriched the lives of people nationwide, including my own. His dogged pursuit of fairness and equality helped to usher in an era of change. And his life’s work in civil rights opened doors previously closed to African Americans. He was the Thurgood Marshall of my generation.
“I offer my deepest sympathy to his children and grandchildren during their time of grief.”