Activist Groups March And Rally For Voting Rights In Nation's Capital

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 04: The Rev. Jesse Jackson (L), is greeted by Chair of Advocacy of 100 Black Men of America Wes Bellamy (2nd L) during a demonstration on voting rights at Lafayette Square August 4, 2021 in Washington, DC. Local lawmakers from across the U.S. joined Black Voters Matter, Declaration for American Democracy, and other national organizations in a protest to urge President Joe Biden “to put the full weight of his office behind voting rights protections” and demanded the U.S. Senate to delay its August recess and pass the For The People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)