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Thousands March in Washington to Defend Voting Rights, in Photos – WTOP News
Organizers said the rally aimed to counter voting-rights rollbacks as speakers warned that protections are being weakened in statehouses and by federal policy.
- On Friday, thousands gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for the "March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote," organized by the National Action Network and the Drum Major Institute alongside more than 90 community partner organizations.
- Organizers aimed to "confront the systemic rollback of civil rights," referring to President Donald Trump's efforts to curb mail-in voting, after the Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act earlier this year.
- Retracing Martin Luther King Jr.'s path from 63 years ago, speakers included U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Democratic Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Yvette Clarke of New York.
- Following the Supreme Court decision, Republican-led statehouses moved quickly to redraw congressional maps across the South, while leaders warned the right to vote—the foundation of power—is being chipped away.
- Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King described the event as a moral call to protect democracy, emphasizing that when the vote is weakened, every other right grows fragile.
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Thousands rally in US capital to defend voting rights
Friday marks the 63rd anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial, where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. This year,
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