Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg will attend the NAACP National Convention in Detroit Sunday.

Buttigieg’s campaign announced he will visit the second day of the annual event on July 21. The South Bend, Indiana mayor is also scheduled to appear at a fundraiser in Saugatuck earlier that day.

The visits, on opposite ends of the state, are Buttigieg’s first campaign visits to Michigan. Buttigieg’s husband, a Traverse City native, appeared at a fundraiser in Ingham County earlier this summer.

A spokesperson for the campaign did not share additional detail about whether Buttigieg will make public remarks in Detroit.

Eight other presidential candidates are confirmed to attend the NAACP’s five-day convention at Cobo Center later in the week. The NAACP confirmed former Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Cory Booker, D-N.J.; Kamala Harris, D-Calif.; Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.; Beto O’Rourke and Julian Castro will participate in a July 24 presidential candidate forum.

Buttigieg, 37, is scheduled to visit just over a week before the second Democratic National Committee debate is held at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. He is among 20 Democrats who will qualify, sharing the stage during two nights on July 30 and 31.

The event is expected to draw 10,000 activists and political leaders to Detroit.

After facing criticism over his handling of alleged police discrimination in his home state, Buttigieg released a plan to address racial inequities and “dismantle racist structures and systems."

Buttigieg’s “Douglass Plan" doesn’t just address issues facing African Americans. Buttigieg argues achieving equity for blacks lays the groundwork for achieving greater equity for other people of color.

Some of the main policy proposals include abolishing the death penalty, banning private federal prisons, reducing recidivism among the formerly incarcerated and requiring independent redistricting commissions to fight racial gerrymandering of Congressional districts.

Another major thrust of the plan is closing the gap on homeownership. Buttigeig proposes a public trust to buy abandoned properties and give them to residents in pilot cities.

Equalizing homeownership would reduce the wealth gap between white and black families by 31%, according to the plan. It also includes funds to invest in schools, business development, black entrepreneurs and other programs.

Buttigieg would also make Washington D.C. its own state “New Columbia." He notes it would be the only state in the union where Black Americans were not a racial minority.

Buttigieg raised $24.8 million from more than 294,000 donors in the second quarter of 2019, the most of any candidate. Biden trailed close behind, raising $21.5 million, followed by Warren, $19 million, and Sanders, $18 million.

Buttigieg is polling near the top of the historically large field, lagging behind Harris for the number three spot.

Michigan voters prefer Buttigieg to President Donald Trump, according to a June poll from The Detroit News and WDIV-TV.

The Saugatuck event is registered on ActBlue, a Democratic online fundraising platform, but no address is provided. The campaign said the July 21 event will be closed to the press.