Ohio Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, was arrested on Thursday along with eight activists while protesting on Capitol Hill. Beatty was arrested by Capitol police after demonstrating for voting rights in the atrium of a Senate office building.
“You can arrest me. You can’t stop me. You can’t silence me,” Beatty wrote on Twitter after her arrest. Beatty and a group of around 20 protesters demonstrated in the hopes of putting pressure on senators to pass voting rights legislation.
The group entered the Hart Senate Office Building building singing spirituals, and chanted phrases related to protecting voting rights, such as “free the vote,” “end the filibuster,” and “fight for justice.” Capitol Police officers arrested Beatty and eight other protesters, binding their hands with zip ties.
