WASHINGTON -- Voting rights, the work of the Civil Rights Movement and racial justice took center stage on the National Mall Friday, with protesters gathering ahead of midterm elections and following a wave of changes to voting laws and redistricting that some have condemned as detrimental to Black …
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Organizers say more than 50 buses from New York and New Jersey are bringing people to the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington - Defend the Vote rally.
HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) -- Dozens of buses from New York and New Jersey are on the way to Washington, D.C. for March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote. The event is aimed at defending voting rights and protecting civil rights, and it falls on the 63rd anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Wa…
People gather near the Lincoln Memorial for a “Defend the Vote” rally in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28, 2026, coinciding with the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 “March on Washington” rally for civil rights.
Thousands of people are expected Friday on the National Mall to rally for voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm elections, following a wave of changes to voting laws and redistricting that civil rights groups have condemned as detrimental to Black Americans.
Thousands of protesters are expected on the National Mall on Friday for a rally in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm elections, following a wave of changes to voting laws and redistricting that civil rights groups have condemned as detrimental to Black Americans.
Civil rights leaders and Democratic lawmakers, alongside hundreds of protesters, rallied on the National Mall on Friday to commemorate the 1963 March on Washington, with many speakers emphasizing the importance of November's midterm elections.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters gather on the National Mall in Washington for the 2026 “Defend the Vote” March on Washington, calling for voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm elections. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Voting rights, civil rights and economic justice took center stage Friday at a “Defend the Vote” rally at the Lincoln Memorial, held on the 63rd anniversary of the March on Washington.
WASHINGTON — Voting rights, the work of the civil rights movement and racial justice took center stage on the National Mall Friday, with protesters gathering ahead of midterm elections and following a wave of changes to voting laws and redistricting that some have condemned as detrimental to Black A…
WASHINGTON — The commemorative March on Washington held Friday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 voting rights and jobs speech carried an added sense of urgency from Democratic lawmakers and activists ahead of the midterm elections.
Sixty-three years after the March on Washington, thousands gathered Friday in the nation's capitol for a Defend the Vote rally and warned that voting rights are under attack again. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it harder for pe…
WASHINGTON -- Voting rights, the work of the Civil Rights Movement and racial justice took center stage on the National Mall Friday, with protesters gathering ahead of midterm elections and following a wave of changes to voting laws and redistricting that some have condemned as detrimental to Black …
