#510: 12-5-97 - ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO TO COMMEMORATE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY

OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                      AG
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1997                                   (202) 616-2777
                                                       TDD (202) 514-1888
ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO TO COMMEMORATE THE 40^TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Attorney General Janet Reno will speak at an event commemorating the 40^th anniversary of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division on Monday, in the Department's Great Hall. Established in 1957--the year Central High School in Little Rock was finally integrated--the Division has played an integral role in protecting the rights of Americans subjected to discrimination. The 40th anniversary is the following day.
The Attorney General, who will stress the need for the vigorous enforcement of the nation's civil rights laws, will be joined by Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder; Associate Attorney General Ray Fisher; Acting Assistant Attorney General Isabelle Katz Pinzler; Bill Lann Lee, President Clinton's nominee to head the Division; former Assistant Attorneys General for Civil Rights; other officials; and, ordinary Americans whose lives were affected by the Division's work.

DATE: Monday, December 8, 1997
TIME: 11:00 A.M.
SITE: The Great Hall, Department of Justice
10th & Constitution Avenue, N.W.
At the event, speakers will highlight historical events in the Division's storied history. The Division, the federal government's chief civil rights enforcement agency, is currently headed by Acting Assistant Attorney General Isabelle Katz Pinzler. Earlier this year, President Clinton nominated Bill Lann Lee to be the next head of the Division.
NOTE: The event is open to all federally credentialed media. Media should enter the building through the Constitution Avenue entrance between 9^th and 10^th Streets. Cameras may begin setting up at 9:30 P.M.
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