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Protesters rally to demand protection for voting rights on the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, D.C, on August 28, 2021. (Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds//AFP via Getty Images)
A summer marked by rallies, motorcades, and pressure campaigns targeting lawmakers standing in the way of voting rights legislation culminated on Saturday in the 2021 March on Washington, where thousands demanded that Congress pass far-reaching measures to protect and expand the right to vote.
\u201cWhen our votes are under attack, what do we do!? Stand up. Fight back. #VotingRightsMarch\u201d— Martin Luther King III (@Martin Luther King III) 1630171280
\u201c"We are living in a time of crisis, when the foundations of injustice & racism & poverty are crumbling & a fusion movement of people coming together across all the lines that divide us is breaking through & building power!" @LizTheo #PoorPeoplesCampaign #MakeGoodTroubleRally\u201d— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II) 1630172753
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A summer marked by rallies, motorcades, and pressure campaigns targeting lawmakers standing in the way of voting rights legislation culminated on Saturday in the 2021 March on Washington, where thousands demanded that Congress pass far-reaching measures to protect and expand the right to vote.
\u201cWhen our votes are under attack, what do we do!? Stand up. Fight back. #VotingRightsMarch\u201d— Martin Luther King III (@Martin Luther King III) 1630171280
\u201c"We are living in a time of crisis, when the foundations of injustice & racism & poverty are crumbling & a fusion movement of people coming together across all the lines that divide us is breaking through & building power!" @LizTheo #PoorPeoplesCampaign #MakeGoodTroubleRally\u201d— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II) 1630172753
A summer marked by rallies, motorcades, and pressure campaigns targeting lawmakers standing in the way of voting rights legislation culminated on Saturday in the 2021 March on Washington, where thousands demanded that Congress pass far-reaching measures to protect and expand the right to vote.
\u201cWhen our votes are under attack, what do we do!? Stand up. Fight back. #VotingRightsMarch\u201d— Martin Luther King III (@Martin Luther King III) 1630171280
\u201c"We are living in a time of crisis, when the foundations of injustice & racism & poverty are crumbling & a fusion movement of people coming together across all the lines that divide us is breaking through & building power!" @LizTheo #PoorPeoplesCampaign #MakeGoodTroubleRally\u201d— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II) 1630172753