Bishop William Barber II and Rev. Jesse Jackson were detained outside the US Capitol on Wednesday at a protest against the filibuster and the GOP opposition to the federal minimum wage rise, Fox News informed.
Around two dozen protesters were arrested during the rally, and they are accused for blocking traffic and crowding.
The activists for civil rights urged Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia and Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky to back the $15 minimum wage as well as pass the voting rights bill that GOP lawmakers filibustered on Tuesday.
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