Rev. Jesse Jackson was arrested Monday with other activists protesting for “voting rights” on Capitol Hill.
A photo of Jackson, with a mask under his nose, was first posted on Twitter by Sam Ford of ABC 7:
Rev Jesse Jackson has been arrested protesting for voting rights on Capitol Hill pic.twitter.com/XB3tLvBOPy
The protest, organized by DC Poor People’s Campaign, under “A National Call for Moral Revival,” made four demands during their “Moral Monday”:
End the filibuster
Fully restore the 1965 Voting Rights Act
Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hr
ABC 7 reports hundreds of people, including many faith leaders, joined Jackson in protest. People even lined up to be arrested by Capitol Police:
Rep Hank Johnson arrested during protest for voting rights, filibuster reform near Capitol
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WATCH: Democrat Rep Hank Johnson Arrested at Voting Rights Protest
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Rep. Hank Johnson is arrested on Capitol Hill during protest over voting rights - one week after detention of fellow Black Caucus member Joyce Beatty
The Democratic congressman, 66, was cuffed with zip ties by Capitol cops outside the Hart Senate Office Building Thursday
Johnson was taking part in Black Voters Matter s Brothers Day of Action
Police said 10 people were arrested for unlawfully demonstrating outside the Senate office and were charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding
Johnson tweeted that he was channeling the spirit of late Congressman John Lewis by getting into good trouble
On July 15 Rep. Joyce Beatty was arrested during a black women-led voting rights protest when she led activists inside the Senate Hart Office Building