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Capitol doors closed as Poor People's Campaign protests June 18
Kansas lawmakers received a report stating Capitol Police locked the doors for 22 minutes on June 18 to avert civil disobedience by peaceful Poor People’s Campaign protesters. Eleven arrests followed. organizers argued entry rights were denied without cause while emphasizing nonviolence and ongoing activism.
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Capitol
Tom Day
Legislative Administrative Services
Poor People’s Campaign
Day
Capitol Police
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas
Martin Luther King Jr
Statehouse
State Capitol
Shelby Fehrenbacher
Topeka
Ened
House
Jim Ward
Ward
Ron Ryckman
R-Clathe
KHP
Ryckman
Senate
Anthony Hensley