Scenes from the No Kings Protests : The Picture Show : NPR
Legacee Medina of Macon, Georgia, leads a chant during a No Kings rally between an elementary school and pickleball courts in Macon on October 18, 2025. The rally moved from its previous location downtown to stay away from a planned Hispanic festival.
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Demonstrators across the United States took to the streets Saturday as part of a nationwide No Kings rally to protest the Trump administration’s policies. The protests are part of a larger movement, No Kings, which emerged during a first wave of protests last June.
From big cities to small rural towns, NPR station photographers were on the ground documenting events in their communities.
Protesters gathered at City Hall Park in Burlington, Vermont.
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Protesters line the streets of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
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Protesters gathered at City Hall Park in Burlington, Vermont.
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An impromptu dance party broke out among a crowd gathered in Washington, DC.
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Protesters hold a “We the People” banner in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Protesters holding signs line the corner of Daniels Parkway and U.S. 41 in Fort Myers.
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Joe Bondulich carries a flag to the crowd gathered on College Street in Macon, Georgia. “This is the flag from the last time we fought kings. This is the original 13-star, 13-stripe flag,” Bondulich said. “It is therefore the original flag of the Revolution.”
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Raven Payment (l) and Tyler Crazybear (r) speak as protesters fill the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.
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Samantha Chub waves a flag as the ‘No Kings’ protest intensifies in Plano, Texas.
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Crowds gather at the Capitol in Austin, Texas.
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Amy Gryder (left) and her daughter, Ella Walther (right), stand outside for the No Kings protest on Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peter’s, Missouri. Walther says when it comes to civil liberties, that goes for everyone. “It’s not a question of right or left. It’s a question of right or wrong,” Walther said. “What’s happening right now impacts everyone.”
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A protester holds a sign during a No Kings demonstration in Salt Lake City, UT.
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Protesters marched through downtown Miami.
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