Thread by @RzstProgramming

🎥 1963 Archived Video

Martin Luther King, Jr. called the filibuster a “tragedy” used by “misguided Senators” to block “people from even voting.”

Senators who use the filibuster “do not represent the majority of the American people.” #MisguidedSenators

MLK answered that the upcoming March on Washington, where King would deliver his famous “I have a Dream” speech, is part of the fight to protest the filibuster and obtain civil rights legislation. #ProtestTheFilibuster

“No compromise! No filibuster!” - Bayard Rustin, executive director for the March on Washington.

Ruston attacked compromise and the filibuster, demanding civil rights legislation to protect the right to vote.

MLK’s March on Washington (read “I have a Dream” speech) was designed to overcome the filibuster and get civil rights legislation passed.

This is why it was held in Washington DC.

The 1963 March on Washington’s official program demanded “comprehensive and effective civil rights legislation — without compromise or filibuster” and specifically demanded “the right to vote.”

The right to vote was under attack by voter suppression efforts in multiple states.

This marcher held a sign saying the filibuster was the “death rattle“of Jim Crow diehards.

Sunny played the above clip on #TheView.

Supporting the filibuster against voting rights puts Senators clearly in opposition to MLK.