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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: