Brian K. Hill, the attorney and military veteran waging a write-in campaign for U.S. Senate, has written a letter to the state NAACP protesting the group's decision not to invite him to speak at its annual convention later this month.
"It is with deep regret and disappointment that I write this letter,'' Hill wrote to NAACP Connecticut President Scot X. Esdaile.
"In all my life, I never would have imagined that the oldest and, once, the most respected civil
rights organization would fail to invite the only black Connecticut statewide
candidate to their annual convention.
"I certainly do not expect the NAACP to support me because I am Black, but I do expect it to acknowledge me because I am a valid candidate for the U.S. Senate like Attorney General Blumenthal and Linda McMahon. The blatant omission ofj an invitation to an Independent candidate, and refusal to offer a public apology is inexcusable.
"Instead of working to transform the dysfunctional political system this country has become accustom to, the NAACP appears to be embracing it. This is a sad testament of how far the
NAACP has fallen and how disconnected the organization is from its own stated
purpose."