MLK answered that the upcoming March on Washington, where King would deliver his famous “I have a Dream” speech, is part of the fight to protest the filibuster and obtain civil rights legislation. #ProtestTheFilibusterpic.twitter.com/SZW39cgGve
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“No compromise! No filibuster!” - Bayard Rustin, executive director for the March on Washington. Ruston attacked compromise and the filibuster, demanding civil rights legislation to protect the right to vote.pic.twitter.com/VpcNmOozgy
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MLK’s March on Washington (read “I have a Dream” speech) was designed to overcome the filibuster and get civil rights legislation passed. This is why it was held in Washington DC.
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The 1963 March on Washington’s official program demanded “comprehensive and effective civil rights legislation — without compromise or filibuster” and specifically demanded “the right to vote.” The right to vote was under attack by voter suppression efforts in multiple states.pic.twitter.com/bCtTZU59Hz
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This marcher held a sign saying the filibuster was the “death rattle“of Jim Crow diehards.pic.twitter.com/J80vteEjKZ
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#TheView. Supporting the filibuster against voting rights puts Senators clearly in opposition to MLK.pic.twitter.com/SaA7It9SPuNäytä tämä ketju -
Don Lemon amplified this 1963 MLK anti-filibuster clip on CNN’s Don Lemon Tonight.
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Joy Reid amplified this 1963 MLK anti-filibuster clip on MSNBC’s The Reid Out in a segment on Joe Manchin.pic.twitter.com/AkeXTWlfN2
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Video clip shared by MLK’s daughter, Bernice King.https://twitter.com/BerniceKing/status/1402336060840022018 …
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Now with captions… MLK denouncing the “tragedy” of “misguided senators” using the filibuster to block civil rights.pic.twitter.com/4I4G9OzPoi
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May 26th, 1964
Martin Luther King, Jr. said a filibuster of civil rights legislation would be a “blatant abuse of the legislative and democratic process.”pic.twitter.com/4Vg9P6oL8bNäytä tämä ketju -
The top video in this thread was also played on MSNBC’s The Last Word.pic.twitter.com/zlWdLDV0Xb
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Dr. King told the press that the March on Washington would be in response to a filibuster. “I have a Dream” is rooted in a protest of the filibuster blocking civil rights.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. answered that using the filibuster against civil rights legislation could lead to “chaos.” King urged President Kennedy to act because he was “sure the South is thinking now in terms of talking the bill away, filibustering.”
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Another clip shared by Bernice King.https://twitter.com/BerniceKing/status/1419092962517082117 …
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