Washington protesters vow to fight for civil rights under Trump

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters


Sat Jan 14, 2017 | 2:43pm EST

By Lacey Johnson | WASHINGTON

U.S. civil rights activists vowed on Saturday to defend hard-fought gains in voting rights and criminal justice during the presidency of Donald Trump, kicking off a week of protests ahead of the Republican's inauguration.

About 2,000 mostly black protesters ignored steady rain to march and rally near Washington's Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, as speakers urged them to fight for minority rights and President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, which Trump has vowed to dismantle.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, the rally's organizer, said Democrats in Congress needed to be sent a simple message: "Get some backbone."

"We march in the driving rain because we want the nation to understand that what has been fought for and gained, that you're going to need more than one election to turn it around," he said.

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[pangaia]

1. "Democrats, get a backbone." Boy, will I drink to that.

[Tiberius Adams]

2. I'm on board

Let's take this to the next level.

[Initech]

3. We need to do everything we can to unite against Twitler!