The march's potent tagline—'It's not a commemoration, it's a continuation. We march on!'—acknowledges that while progress has been made on a variety of issues, much work remains to be done.
anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Justice rapidly approaching, countless civil rights, democracy, and social justice leaders plan to mark the anniversary with ain our nation's capital. The march's potent tagline—"It's not a commemoration, it's a continuation. We march on!"—acknowledges that while progress has been made on a variety of issues, much work remains to be done.
As if any reminder were necessary of how much work remains to be done in the field of voting rights, the last few weeks have brought three such reminders: two additional indictments of former Presidentand the intransigence of the state of Alabama. All three events demonstrate the right to vote and to have that vote be counted—one of the issues animating those who gathered for the 1963 March on Washington—remains very much imperiled.
Participants in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom gathered in Washington, D.C., Aug 28, 1963.The Georgia charges follow close on the heels of Trump's arraignment earlier this month on federal charges relating to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy to deprive people of their rights.
And these indictments are not the only reminder that voting rights are under attack. Last term, in two cases called
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