Legacee Medina of Macon, Ga. leads chanting at a No Kings rally between an elementary school and pickleball courts in Macon on October 18, 2025. The rally moved from its earlier location downtown to stay out of the way of a planned Hispanic festival.
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Demonstrators across the U.S. took to the streets on Saturday as part of a nationwide No Kings rally to protest the policies of the Trump Administration. The demonstrations are part of a larger No Kings movement that emerged in a first wave of protests last June.
From major cities to small rural towns, NPR station photographers were on the ground documenting the events in their communities.
Protestors gathered at City Hall Park in Burlington, VT.
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Protestors line the streets in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
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Protestors gathered at City Hall Park in Burlington, VT.
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An impromptu dance party broke out on in a crowd gathered in Washington, DC.
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Demonstrators holding signs line the corner of Daniels Parkway and U.S. 41 in Fort Myers.
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Joe Bondulich carries a flag past the crowd gathered on the side of College Street in Macon, GA. "This is the flag the last time we fought kings. This is original 13 stars and 13 stripes," Bondulich said, "So this is the original Revolution flag."
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Amy Gryder (l) and her daughter, Ella Walther (r), stand outside for the No Kings Protest on Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peter's, MO. Walther says when it comes to civil liberties that goes for everybody. "This isn't a right or left issue. This is a right or wrong issue," Walther said. "What's happening right now impacts everyone."'
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Protestors marched through downtown Miami.
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A protestor holds a sign at a No Kings protest in Salt Lake City, UT.
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