Thousands of people rallied and marched through Washington, D.C., in sweltering heat Saturday, advocating for voting rights and other social justice issues.
Mayor Muriel Bowser called for the District to be admitted to the union as the 51st state and for 750,000 residents to gain voting representation in Congress.
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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 anniversary of the March On Washington. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: Activists and lawmakers, including Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) (3rd from left), participate in the “March On for Washington and Voting Rights” on August 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. The event was organized to honor the 58th anniversary of the March On Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and also urge the Senate to pass voting rights legislation. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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UNITED STATES – AUGUST 28: An activist participates 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 anniversary of the March On Washington. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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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 March On Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and also urge the Senate to pass voting rights legislation. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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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.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and also urge the Senate to pass voting rights legislation. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Demonstrators hold signs while walking during the March On for Washington and Voting Rights rally in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. House Democrats, moving to counter a wave of Republican state-level initiatives to restrict ballot access, last week passed legislation to restore portions of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act, adding pressure on the U.S. Senate to break a logjam on the issue. Photographer: Pete Kiehart/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Martin Luther King III speaks during the March On for Washington and Voting Rights rally in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. House Democrats, moving to counter a wave of Republican state-level initiatives to restrict ballot access, last week passed legislation to restore portions of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act, adding pressure on the U.S. Senate to break a logjam on the issue. Photographer: Pete Kiehart/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: The Rev. Al Sharpton (L), U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) (2nd L) and U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) (R) 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 King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, and urged the Senate to pass voting rights legislations. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: The Rev. Al Sharpton (4th L), U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) (5th L) and U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) (3rd R) 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 King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, and urged the Senate to pass voting rights legislations. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat from Ohio, speaks during the March On for Washington and Voting Rights rally in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. House Democrats, moving to counter a wave of Republican state-level initiatives to restrict ballot access, last week passed legislation to restore portions of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act, adding pressure on the U.S. Senate to break a logjam on the issue. Photographer: Pete Kiehart/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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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 their push for restrictive voting laws and that Congress pass the For the People Act. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators listen to speakers during the March On for Washington and Voting Rights rally in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. House Democrats, moving to counter a wave of Republican state-level initiatives to restrict ballot access, last week passed legislation to restore portions of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act, adding pressure on the U.S. Senate to break a logjam on the issue. Photographer: Pete Kiehart/Bloomberg via Getty Images
