Activists rally in Montgomery to defend voting rights

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Thousands gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday to protest recent Supreme Court rulings on congressional districts and to retrace steps from the 1965 civil rights march.

The event, called All Roads Lead to the South, brought bus riders from Georgia and South Carolina to Dexter Avenue. Participants aimed to renew efforts for Black political representation after a 6-3 Supreme Court decision struck down a majority-Black district in Louisiana. Organizers from Fair Fight Action coordinated the rally two days after the march's anniversary echoes.

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