Whoever Becomes President, D.C. Must Be Ready to Defend Our Right to Protest
History has taught us that D.C. residents must be ready to protect our fundamental right to protest, regardless of whom voters elect president.
ACLU-D.C. has been working to make D.C. statehood a reality. As proponents of civil rights and civil liberties, statehood is a key issue for us because 700,000 people living in D.C. – most of whom are Black and brown – are denied basic rights without statehood.