The March for Life consciously adjusted racial representation while keeping leadership white and male

Evidence

This year, of the twenty-two members of Congress whose names Jeanne Mancini reads out onstage, twenty-one are Republican and none are women. But, perhaps mindful of the blowback from last year’s nearly all-white speaker’s panel, the organizers have been careful to offer more racial diversity in the lineup, bringing in antiabortion activist Alveda King and Louisiana state representative Katrina Jackson. Like last year, the crowd at the mall is largely white, with a light sprinkling of red MAGA hats. Vice President Mike Pence is there with his wife, Karen, to declare, once again, that Trump is “the most pro-life president in history.” — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 292

Categorization

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Broader Connections

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