MLK family led the march in support of the suffrage law

Descendants of Father Martin Luther King Jr will lead more than 100 civil rights groups in a march in Washington on Monday, a holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader, to urge Democrats to pass a bill extending protection of the right to vote, report Reuters.

DC Peace Walk Martin Luther King Jr. Day. takes place after President Biden call Senate Democrats changed boardroom rules to prevent Republicans from thwarting the legislation.

Two key moderate Democrats, Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (DW.V.), said they protest The rule changed, leaving Democrats without the votes they needed. Democrats say the legislation would oppose voting restrictions already in place in Republican-controlled state legislatures. Republicans opposed the bill, calling it a partisan takeover of power.