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March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote
Coverage of March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote in the Nexus archive.
- US civil rights leaders plan march on Washington for voting protections
Civil rights leaders Rev Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III are organizing a August 28 march in Washington to defend voting rights after court rulings weakened protections against racial discrimination in elections. The 'March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote' will coincide with the 63rd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s 'I Have a Dream' speech.