TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In the shadow of the building where Gov. Ron DeSantis built a resume as a national politician, hundreds of mostly Black protesters led by the Rev. Al Sharpton on Wednesday made the case that a litany of the governor’s policies are an affront to the progress they have made over the past five decades.
DeSantis, who is seen as a likely Republican presidential candidate in 2024, was portrayed as a national threat by civil rights leaders and Black Democratic state lawmakers who were at the rally.
“What we are trying to do is make sure that Florida doesn’t set a national standard,” Sharpton said at the end of a three-hour rally that began at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and ended at the Florida Capitol, just feet from the governor’s office.
