Overview
- The National Action Network and allied groups announced the March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote for Aug. 28, a date chosen to mark the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.
- Organizers said Tuesday that the march responds to the April Supreme Court ruling that limited use of racial demographics under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and struck down a majority-Black Louisiana district.
- The coalition includes the NAACP, National Urban League, LULAC, the Working Families Party, the American Federation of Teachers, the American Federation of Government Employees, the Drum Major Institute, and leaders including Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III.
- Precise logistics, including the march route and full list of participants, have not been released and organizers say those details will be announced closer to Aug. 28.
- Civil-rights leaders warn the court decision could weaken minority political representation and are using the march to push lawmakers and mobilize voters while supporters of the ruling say it enforces constitutional limits on race-based districting.