The family of Martin Luther King Jr. will lead a march in Washington, D.C., on Monday, calling on lawmakers to pass new federal standards for elections as Democrats struggle to secure enough votes to pass the legislation
March comes as Democrats push to change Senate filibuster rules to enact new laws covering elections in response to steps by GOP-led states
The leaders of the march, set to take place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, are urging people to call on Congress to enact changes to elections law nationwide, rather than honoring Dr. King with celebrations on the federal holiday that marks his birthday. “History will remember Sen. Sinema unkindly,” said Martin Luther King III, chairman of the Drum Major Institute, a nonprofit founded by Dr. King. “She’s siding with the legacy of Bull Connor and George Wallace instead of the legacy of my father and all those who fought to make real our democracy.”
Despite the setback, the King family, along with other civil-rights leaders and voting-rights advocates, will continue with their plans for the weekend. The mobilizations led by the King family will begin in Arizona this Saturday, to mark Dr. King’s actual birthdate. The King family then plans to lead the march across the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington on Monday.to send to the Senate.
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