US civil rights groups demand Statehood for D.C

The rally was organized by Black Voters Matter along with 50 civil rights, and racial justice organizations. The demand for D.C statehood is a long-standing fight of civil rights groups in the United States

June 29, 2021 by Peoples Dispatch

Thousands of people from across the United States took to the streets of Washington D.C. on June 26 for a demonstration demanding Statehood for D.C. The rally was organized by Black Voters Matter along with 50 civil rights, and racial justice organizations.