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Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections
Organizers say the march responds to a Supreme Court ruling and redistricting battles that could reduce Black representation in Congress.
- On Friday, thousands gathered on the National Mall for the "Defend the Vote" March, organized by Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III to advocate for voting rights ahead of midterm elections.
- The rally follows April Supreme Court rulings that hollowed out the Voting Rights Act of 1965, allowing Republican-led states to redraw congressional maps in ways that erode equal representation in Black communities.
- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-La., stated the court "did not just redraw lines" but told families "their voice could be taken away at any moment." Shomari Figures, an Alabama Democrat, sees the march as continuing the civil rights legacy.
- Ahead of Friday, the NAACP, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and Black Voters Matter filed new claims in federal court against President Donald Trump's mail-in voting restrictions as the Supreme Court cleared a path Monday for implementation.
- Beyond voting rights, Sharpton noted policies affecting Haitians and white South Africans, alongside cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, are unifying the ideologically diverse attendees at this year's march.
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Le Journal de QuebecSeveral hundred civil rights activists gathered in Washington on Friday under the slogan "Defend the vote".
·Montreal, Canada
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Several hundred civil rights activists gathered on Friday in Washington under the slogan "Defend the vote", as the November mid-term elections in the United States approached.
·Montreal, Canada
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With Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez and Spanberger among the speakers, the march evokes the historic speech "I Have a Dream" of 1963 and challenges the recent decision of the Supreme.
·Lisboa, Portugal
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