The only reason why tomorrow is so noteworthy. January 15th is also martin Luther King junior day, a time for us to remember the heroism and sacrifices of the iconic civil rights leader, whose actual birthday is tomorrow. This year, the King Holiday hits at a time when some republicans have sought to rewrite, if not erase, pivotal eras in our nations history. Earlier today, i sat down with someone who knows all about dr. Kings legacy, doctor clarence
country. while in washington, d.c., where the senate is set to debate voting rights tomorrow, members of dr. king s family took part in another march. his 13-year-old granddaughter calling out two democratic senators by name. here s abc s congressional correspondent rachel scott. reporter: just one day before a critical vote in the senate, the family of dr. martin luther king jr. marching in the nation s capital to demand action on voting rights. but they know the odds are stacked against them. senate republicans are opposed and two democratic senators, joe manchin of west virginia and kyrsten sinema of arizona, refuse to change the senate rules so democrats can pass the legislation on their own. dr. king s 13-year-old granddaughter calling them out by name. senator sinema, senator manchin, our future hinges on your decision and history will remember what choice you make. reporter: manchin released a statement celebrating dr. king s
25% these days. and that has created a world where and this is what i want to get into with our experts tonight where even the people opposing the very voting laws he passed say things like this. when i witness dr. martin luther king s march on washington speech as an intern back in 1963, i dreamed about doing big things to help my state and our country. voting rights activists noting the lip service to dr. king s legacy by people who are undermining not only voting rights in general but the work of these underlying laws that are literally still the most severe, serious, strong voting rights and civil rights legislation that we have of 64 and 65. i just showed you the republican senate leader. he struck a similar note as a newer senator republican josh hawley touts mlk for paving the way. he was the first senator to join
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no pleasure to tell you that we now have a president of the united states who is a racist. now the key constituency here in south carolina is the african-american vote. they made up 60% of the electorate in the 2016 election. bernie sanders struggled with those voters last time around. his appearance here today trying to make enroads with this key community and cory booker, an african-american candidate himself, also trying to rally those voters ahead of his presidential decision. brooke. this morning, joe biden and michael bloomberg both spoke at an mlk breakfast. they talked about carrying on king s legacy, but also each acknowledged political mistakes they ve made in the past. here s former vice president joe biden. i ve been in the fight for a long time. it goes not just to voting