Thousands rallied on the National Mall on Friday for the March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote, organized by Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. The event followed the Supreme Court’s April ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which reinterpreted provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Organizers linked the demonstration to the 1963 March on Washington and stated it addressed changes in federal oversight of congressional district maps.