Jesse Jackson arrested during protest outside U.S. Capitol
The civil rights leader was one of nearly 20 activists arrested amid a D.C. protest.
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Jesse Jackson was arrested while protesting outside of the U.S. Capitol. As multiple news outlets reported, the civil rights activist attended a D.C. demonstration on Wednesday (June 23) that was reportedly organized by the Poor People’s Campaign. The intent was to speak out against the Republican-backed filibuster that prevented the Senate’s debate about a voting rights bill.
“We come not as an insurrection group, but as a resurrection group,” Jackson told the crowd of protesters, adding that “today we must fill up the jails.” He led the group to the Hart Senate Building where they marched and called for the abolition of the filibuster.
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