Defend the Vote March Highlights 2026 Gains
The 2026 Defend the Vote March on Washington, organized by Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III, will mobilize thousands at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28 to defend voting rights amid new restrictive rules, tying the effort to the 1963 march. Prominent figures such as Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are expected to join, emphasizing that defending voting rights is foundational to democracy and linked to broader issues like economic dignity, with heightened security reflecting the charged political climate.
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About Al Sharpton
Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. is an American civil rights and social justice activist, Baptist minister, radio talk show host, and TV personality, who is also the founder of the National Action Network civil rights organization. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. He hosts a weekday radio talk show, Keepin' It Real, which is nationally syndicated by Urban One, and he is a political analyst and weekend host for MS NOW, hosting PoliticsNation.
Everything about Al Sharpton →- Occupation
- film actor, radio personality, politician, human rights defender
- Citizenship
- United States
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- October 3, 1954
