PHOTOS: March On For Voting Rights takes place in DC on anniversary of MLK's 'I Have A Dream' speech
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The 58th anniversary of the March on Washington will take place in D.C. this weekend with the March On For Voting Rights.
The March on Washington was a massive protest march in August 1963 in which Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech.
Since the 1963 March on Washington, thousands of people have continued to descend on D.C. on the anniversary of the march to pay tribute to King and to continue fighting for equal rights.
This year, organizers and protesters are focused on fighting for voting rights saying 49 states have introduced more than 400 bills just this year that "amount to outright voter suppression."
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Protesters pass the White House during a rally to demand protection for voting rights, on the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2021. - Demonstrators are demanding demand that legi
Protesters rally to demand protection for voting rights on the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2021. - Demonstrators are demanding demand that legislatures across the US end thei
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: A woman attends the "March On for Washington and Voting Rights" on August 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. The march was organized to honor the 58th anniversary of the March On Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: People attend a pre-rally for the "March On for Washington and Voting Rights" on August 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. The march was organized to honor the 58th anniversary of the March On Washington and Martin Luther King Jr
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: People participates om the "March On for Washington and Voting Rights" on August 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. The march was organized to honor the 58th anniversary of the March On Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I
US Representative Al Green (R) joins Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (2nd R) and Rev. Al Sharpton (3rd R) as protesters rally to demand protection for voting rights on the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Wa
Protesters pass the White House during a rally to demand protection for voting rights, on the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2021. - Demonstrators are demanding demand that legi
Protesters rally to demand protection for voting rights on the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2021. - Demonstrators are demanding demand that legislatures across the US end thei
Protesters rally to demand protection for voting rights on the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2021. - Demonstrators are demanding demand that legislatures across the US end thei
Protesters rally to demand protection for voting rights on the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2021. - Demonstrators are demanding demand that legislatures across the US end thei
Protesters rally to demand protection for voting rights on the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2021. - Demonstrators are demanding demand that legislatures across the US end thei
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 28: Activists participate in the March On for Washington and Voting Rights to call on the Senate to pass voting rights legislation in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, August 28, 2021. The event was held on the 58th anniversary of
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: Andrea Waters King, Yolanda Renee King, and Martin Luther King III, attend the "March On for Washington and Voting Rights" on August 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. The march was organized to honor the 58th anniversary of the
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 28: Regina Cosio, dressed as Ms. Lady Liberty, attends the March On for Washington and Voting Rights to call on the Senate to pass voting protection legislation in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, August 28, 2021. The event was h
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: Activists participate in a March On For Voting Rights August 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. Voting rights activists gathered in Washington to mark the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March On Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 28: From right, Reps. Al Green, D-Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Martin Luther King III, participate in the March On for Washington and Voting Rights to call o
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 28: Activists participate in the March On for Washington and Voting Rights to call on the Senate to pass voting protection legislation in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, August 28, 2021. The event was held on the 58th anniversar