Tens of Thousands in "Mass Moral March"

Pushing back against rightwing legislation

Tens of thousands of people are marching through downtown Raleigh, North Carolina Saturday in what organizers describe as a "Mass Moral March" to push back against rightwing legislation.

The march, also known as the 'Historic Thousands on Jones Street', or HKonJ, was organized by the NAACP and its NC president, the Rev. William J. Barber. The NAACP and Barber drew national attention last year for organizing the so-called Moral Monday demonstrations to protest "immoral" legislation enacted by the North Carolina Legislature.

The annual HKonJ march takes place the second Saturday of February and has grown over the years since it started in 2007. Organizers claim partnerships with 150 other groups representing teachers, working families, religious leaders and civil rights advocates.

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