FORT MYERS, Fla. —
Thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., 63 years ago for the March on Washington, and today, the Lee County NAACP is marking the anniversary with a local march and protest in downtown Fort Myers at the Federal Courthouse.
The event is part of a nationwide effort by the NAACP and other civil rights groups, with this year’s theme, “Defend the Vote,” focusing on voting rights and what the organization describes as changes at the state and national levels that could affect those rights…