Protesters Gather in Washington Calling For Expanded Voting Rights on 58th Anniversary of MLK March

Fifty-eight years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Two years later, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law.

Watch a live broadcast from Washington DC where people are gathering for a protest on Saturday, 28 August, to call for expanded voting rights. 

This comes on the 58th anniversary of the historic March on Washington when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The event is widely considered to be one of the most iconic moments in the history of the civil rights movement. Two years later, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law.

There are going to be several protests staged by different groups: civil rights activists will gather in McPherson Square under the slogan "March On For Voting Rights", urging Congress to protect and expand voting rights in certain states. Another protest, organised by voting rights NGOs and Black Voters Matter, will take place at the Lincoln Memorial. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers had to impose relatively strict restrictions during the march. They urged people to wear masks and keep social distancing.

Almost all participants were in masks. People were trying to keep distancing as much as it was possible in a mass gathering.

Besides Washington, DC, similar rallies took place in many other American cities, including Atlanta, Miami, Phoenix, and Houston.

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