Civil rights leaders announced plans for a Washington march to defend voting rights, saying recent court decisions have weakened key federal protections against racial discrimination in voting.
March on Washington 2026
The coalition, led by Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, will host the “March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote” march on August 28, marking the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
Organizers said they hope to use the event to pressure lawmakers and rally a response to the erosion of voting protections. The campaign centers on the Supreme Court’s April ruling weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a key provision used to challenge voting laws and electoral maps that discriminate on the basis of race or dilute minority voting power.
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