{"id":6440,"date":"2026-07-15T06:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6440"},"modified":"2026-07-15T06:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:18:50","slug":"march-for-democracy-planned-for-anniversary-of-historic-mlk-led-1963-washington-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6440","title":{"rendered":"March for democracy planned for anniversary of historic MLK-led 1963 Washington march"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">WASHINGTON &#8212; <\/span>A large coalition led by the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sharpton-josh-shapiro-democratic-presidential-primary-2028-40625a84d6de972b8ee6fbd88b642d9a\">Rev. Al Sharpton<\/a> and the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will mark the anniversary of the historic March on Washington next month with a march for democracy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Sharpton&#8217;s National Action Network announced Tuesday plans for March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote on Aug. 28 on what will be 63 years since the 1963 march. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cDefending the vote means defending the foundation of our democracy,\u201d Martin Luther King III said in a statement. \u201cSixty-three years after my father stood at the Lincoln Memorial, we are called to march again, not only in remembrance, but in action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The NAACP, the National Urban League and the League of United Latin American Citizens are among the multiple groups expected in Washington, D.C., for the event. The march is expected draw civil rights and faith leaders as well as community organizers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The location in Washington where the march will take place and other details will be announced later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The original March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where King gave his famous \u201cI Have A Dream\u201d speech, is considered one of the greatest and <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-2505bea3e2d24894a7ea91bcf52bdfdf\">most consequential racial justice demonstrations<\/a> in U.S. history. The nonviolent protest saw an estimated 250,000 people \u2014 Black and white \u2014 gather at the Lincoln Memorial steps in support of federal civil rights and voting rights. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">This new march is partly in response to the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/supreme-court-voting-rights-congressional-redistricting-louisiana-aa5d7dbde7c13654f341d152c2ad5229\">U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted the Voting Rights Act<\/a>. The majority-conservative court ruled in April states should not rely on racial demographics when drawing congressional districts. The ruling struck down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana and has led to <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tennessee-redistricting-memphis-black-voters-south-b35a4b19c2c4818a660d3689cb8b1f82\">other states redistricting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Some Black Americans who were part of the Civil Rights Movement saw the decision as a death knell for a crown jewel of the Voting Rights Act. <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/voting-rights-act-black-americans-political-representation-a4eeb2367a33d99a54fa1d3cd36bdbf7\">Younger Black politicians<\/a> say it is a reason to keep fighting for representation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON &#8212; A large coalition led by the Rev. 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