Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights

Thousands of protesters are rallying on the National Mall in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm election WASHINGTON -- Thousands of protesters are rallying Friday on the National Mall 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. The 2026 “Defend the Vote” March on Washington, organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III, echoes the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 march . The event follows the U.S.

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