moral monday protest, a moral march to the north carolina state capitol drew tens of thousands of people. that was the largest civil rights rally in the south since the selma march in 1965. the moral monday movement spread to other states. you can see its influence among other places in the social justice protests that swept the country last summer in the aftermath of the killing of george floyd. now, this year, though, the state that is currently trying to pass the nation s most restrictive voting law is texas. and as democratic texas state legislators continue to block the passage of that law by staying out of their home state, they have been remaining in d.c. to advocate for a national voting rights law. one of the most prominent voices leading the charge back home against the restrictive voting law in texas has been beto o rourke, the former texas congressman and presidential candidate who has become a full-time voting rights advocate, barnstorming across the state of texas holding
and as democratic texas state legislators continue to block the passage of that law by staying out of their home state, they have been remaining in d.c. to advocate for a national voting rights law. one of the most prominent voices leading the charge back home against the restrictive voting law in texas has been beto o rourke, the former texas congressman and presidential candidate who has become a full-time voting rights advocate, barnstorming across the state of texas last month, holding rallies in something like 20 different cities, trying to build momentum from texas for a federal voting rights backstop that will stop republicans from what they re doing in texas and stop them from doing it across the country. well, now congressman o rourke is teaming up with moral mondays founder, william barber. they are making a big announcement today about upping the game to try to get something done on voting rights and what is already being called a summer of direct action to support the right