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Good Trouble’ Protests Sweep US As People Rally For Racial Justice And Voting Rights

Inspired by the legacy of civil rights icon John Lewis, "Good Trouble" protests have erupted across the United States, demanding action on racial justice, police reform, and voting rights. Demonstrators spanning generations and communities are engaging in peaceful civil disobedience, to protect democracy and fight systemic inequality.

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Protesters display signs reading "Impeach Trump," during a rally near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" national day of action.

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Protesters hold signs near a flag-draped coffin representing the death of democracy, during a rally near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida as part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" national day of action.

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Supporters of President Donald Trump play music and hold signs as they counter a pro-democracy, anti-Trump protest outside Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" national day of action.

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Police stand between arguing supporters of President Donald Trump, left, and participants in a pro-democracy, anti-Trump protest, right, outside Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida as part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" national day of action.

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A woman shouts toward supporters of US President Donald Trump as she participates in a pro-democracy, anti-Trump protest outside Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida as part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" national day of action.

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Dee Cahill of Margate, Fla., left, participates in a pro-democracy, anti-Trump protest outside Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida as part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" national day of action.

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People hold signs as they participate in a pro-democracy, anti-Trump protest outside Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida as part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" national day of action.

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Attendees listen to speakers at a "Good Trouble Lives On" rally in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Protesters carry signs and wave to motorists in front of City Hall, as part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" national day of action, in Orlando, Florida.

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Aana, a Chicago resident who did not want to give her last name, dressed as the Statue of Liberty, takes part in a rally at Daley Plaza as part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" national day of action, in Chicago.

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A protester carries an umbrella marked with anti-Trump messages during a rally at Daley Plaza as part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" national day of action, in Chicago.

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