The rally came hours after Donald Trump blasted a US Representative after the US Democrat and civil rights campaigner said Russia's alleged hacking aimed at helping the US President-elect put his legitimacy into question. US civil rights activists vowed on Saturday to defend hard-fought gains in voting rights and criminal justice during the presidency of Donald Trump, kicking off a week of protests ahead of the Republican's inauguration. Al Sharpton, the rally's organiser and a veteran civil rights leader, said Democrats in Congress needed to be sent a simple message: "Get some backbone." "All talk, talk, talk - no action or results! All talk, talk, talk - no action or results.

Source: dna January 15, 2017 04:01 UTC