Beto O'Rourke joining civil rights leaders in a Selma-style march from Georgetown to Austin
The march will begin Wednesday at 8 a.m. in Georgetown and end on Saturday at the Capitol ahead of what theyre hoping will be a massive rally in Austin.
AUSTIN, Texas Hundreds, maybe even thousands, are expected to descend on the state Capitol next week after a three-day march to Austin from Georgetown.
Its called the Moral March for Democracy.
Former Congressman Beto ORourke is teaming up with civil rights leaders to lead this Selma-style march to Austin.
Organizers are drawing inspiration from Martin Luther King Juniors 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. in his fight for voting rights.
Some goals of this march are to demand Congress to end the filibuster, pass the federal voting bill, the For the People Act, and raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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