Family and supporters of Martin Luther King Jr have marched in Washington, imploring Joe Biden's Democrats to pass their voting rights bill.
Many carried posters printed with Dr King's image and his famous 1957 appeal to "Give us the ballot," which called on the federal government to enforce Black Americans' right to vote nationwide, including in the heavily segregated South.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the Congressional Black Caucus, such as Terri Sewell from Alabama and chairwoman Joyce Beatty from Ohio, also spoke at the march - as did Dr King's 13-year-old granddaughter Yolanda Renee King. At the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris urged senators to pass the Freedom to Vote Act in honor of Dr King's legacy.
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