Civil rights leaders announce ‘March on Washington’ to defend voting rights

Civil rights leaders announced plans for a Washington march ‌in August to defend voting rights, saying that recent court decisions have weakened key federal protections against racial discrimination in voting.

CHICAGO — Civil rights leaders announced plans for a Washington march ‌to defend voting rights, saying on Tuesday that recent court decisions have weakened key federal protections against racial discrimination in voting.

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The coalition — led by Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and joined by Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters ​King, and labor and civil rights groups — will host the “March on Washington 2026: Defend the ​Vote” march on August 28.

That will mark the 63rd anniversary of ⁠the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a ​Dream” speech.