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TexasTowelie

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Sat Jul 24, 2021, 08:54 AM Jul 2021

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 they’re 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.

It’s called the Moral March for Democracy.

Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke is teaming up with civil rights leaders to lead this Selma-style march to Austin.

Organizers are drawing inspiration from Martin Luther King Junior’s 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.

Read more: https://www.khou.com/article/news/politics/beto-orourke-joining-civil-rights-leaders-in-a-selma-style-march-to-austin/285-6bb7f3b2-3151-4064-9e9b-3583d84b8f65
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Beto O'Rourke joining civil rights leaders in a Selma-style march from Georgetown to Austin (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2021 OP
Excellent news! Thanks so much for posting! Kudos to Beto for leading on this! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #1
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