In the wake of Donald Trump's shocking victory, Americans around the country took to the streets Wednesday evening to express their fear, anger, and opposition to what a Trump presidency represents.
"Not my president!" was the rallying cry in cities nationwide. "No Trump, no KKK, no fascists USA!" was chanted by thousands on the streets of Chicago; "Stop Trump's hate!" was shouted by demonstrators in downtown Boston; and a crowd of largely Latino high school students chanted "The people united will never be defeated!" in Spanish at Los Angeles' city hall.
Many protesters held signs expressing solidarity with Muslims, Latinos, LGBTQ people, women, and other groups insulted or threatened by rhetoric from the Trump-Pence ticket during the presidential campaign.
Rallies took place from Kansas City to Austin to New York to Seattle, among many other locales, and were largely peaceful, with few arrests reported.
Participants and journalists shared images of the massive demonstrations throughout the night on Twitter:
"No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here!" #Trump protest in Chicago pic.twitter.com/JcG70b0k4t
— Joel Meares (@joelmeares) November 10, 2016
BREAKING NEWS: New York Anti-Trump Protests grow to 100,000. Likely to last through the night. #TrumpProtest pic.twitter.com/IZALKXOgq7
— shehzad (@shehzadkhalil4) November 10, 2016
#BreakingNews - Anti #Trump protests shut down Richmond streets. Tim Kaine's hometowns #RVA pic.twitter.com/zf2cCjiYi8
— Mike Valerio (@MikeNBC12) November 10, 2016
#Trump protest #Chicago just finished shutting Michigan Ave down, now shut down Wacker pic.twitter.com/cxoOuh67Rc
— Jordan (@MrTypeA) November 10, 2016
We are not Trump's America. #philadelphia #philly #protest #antitrump pic.twitter.com/GbcP8LRBie
— Amanda in Philly (@Amanda_PHL) November 10, 2016
Delivery truck driver (who couldn't go anywhere if he tried) blowing his horn to cheering crowd, pumping fist pic.twitter.com/8IE9cKGHqe
— Steve Annear (@steveannear) November 10, 2016
Protests going on right now on the #BostonCommon against President- Elect @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/o6KQv5o6YZ
— Corallys Plasencia (@corallys_p) November 10, 2016
Anti-Trump protest moving through Downtown Austin https://t.co/ZBKvQ0xjqj pic.twitter.com/oHloeIrfak
— ABC10 (@ABC10) November 9, 2016
"White males for equality for all." #Trump Hotel #protest, Washington DC. pic.twitter.com/Eh9s1OUQ1v
— Lacy MacAuley (@lacymacauley) November 10, 2016
Nearly 200 West Seattle High School Students Walk Out in Protest of Presidential Election Results https://t.co/WnTCKFnYyp by @SarahToce pic.twitter.com/eyV5LYpJho
— Jennifer A. Molina (@arlemJM) November 9, 2016
STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS ALL OVER LOS ANGELES GATHERED TO PROTEST AGAINST THE HEINOUS, SOON TO BE PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP. pic.twitter.com/GO8z9wwSD8
— rogie (@rxgelix) November 10, 2016
Scene on the ground from the #SanFrancisco #Trump protest pic.twitter.com/RbiLNIBO5s
— Jessica Christian (@jachristian) November 10, 2016
