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Photos: See No Kings protests around the country

By NPR Staff
Published June 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM PDT
Houston: People gather in Houston for the No Kings nationwide demonstration.
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Houston: People gather in Houston for the No Kings nationwide demonstration.

No Kings protests took place across the country from New York City to Atlanta to Los Angeles.

The 50501 Movement, which stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement, said the nationwide protests are aimed at calling attention to what they say are authoritarian actions of the Trump administration.

Here is what it looked like.

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Texas

A protester shouts with a megaphone at No Kings protest in Houston.
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A protester shouts with a megaphone at No Kings protest in Houston.
Thousands march for the 'No Kings Day' protest Saturday, June 14, 2025, in downtown Dallas.
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Thousands march for the 'No Kings Day' protest Saturday, June 14, 2025, in downtown Dallas.
Austin: A woman wears a duck beak during the No Kings protest at the Texas Capitol.
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Austin: A woman wears a duck beak during the No Kings protest at the Texas Capitol.
Austin: Thousands of protestors gather during the No Kings protest at the Texas Capitol.
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Austin: Thousands of protestors gather during the No Kings protest at the Texas Capitol.

Connecticut

Hartford: A passenger in a car gives a sign of support for protestors at the Connecticut State Capitol.
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Hartford: A passenger in a car gives a sign of support for protestors at the Connecticut State Capitol.
Hartford: Demonstrators outside The Connecticut State Capitol chant during a No Kings protest that event organizers said an estimated 7000 people attended.
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Hartford: Demonstrators outside The Connecticut State Capitol chant during a No Kings protest that event organizers said an estimated 7000 people attended.
Hartford, Ct.: A person wearing a twi-corner hat and spectacles resembling those affiliated with Benjamin Franklin.
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Connecticut Public
Hartford, Ct.: A person wearing a twi-corner hat and spectacles resembling those affiliated with Benjamin Franklin.

Missouri

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St. Louis: Thousands march in downtown St. Louis during the No Kings protest.
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St. Louis: Thousands march in downtown St. Louis during the No Kings protest.
St. Louis: James Slinkard, 21, holds hands with Taylor Cunningham, 22, both of Cape Girardeau, Mo., while protesting. "I feel like I have the responsibility to be here because there are people who can't be," said Cunningham. "I feel like I have to protest."
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St. Louis: James Slinkard, 21, holds hands with Taylor Cunningham, 22, both of Cape Girardeau, Mo., while protesting. "I feel like I have the responsibility to be here because there are people who can't be," said Cunningham. "I feel like I have to protest."
St. Louis: Robert Hull, a 76-year-old demonstrator from St. Charles, left in green, protests alongside his granddaughter Maddie Flynn, 29 of Wentzville, center, during the No Kings protest, in downtown St. Louis. "I cannot stand to see injustices perpetrated against groups of people," she said. "I have the privilege to speak up and my grandpa taught me to stand up for people who can't stand up for themselves."
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St. Louis: Robert Hull, a 76-year-old demonstrator from St. Charles, left in green, protests alongside his granddaughter Maddie Flynn, 29 of Wentzville, center, during the No Kings protest, in downtown St. Louis. "I cannot stand to see injustices perpetrated against groups of people," she said. "I have the privilege to speak up and my grandpa taught me to stand up for people who can't stand up for themselves."

Washington

Seattle: Demonstrators cheer after getting a horn from the Seattle Monorail while marching from Cal Anderson Park to Seattle Center.
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Seattle: Demonstrators cheer after getting a horn from the Seattle Monorail while marching from Cal Anderson Park to Seattle Center.
Seattle: Imelda, a demonstrator, holds a red rose while draped in an American flag while protesting.
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Seattle: Imelda, a demonstrator, holds a red rose while draped in an American flag while protesting.

California

San Francisco: Thousands of protesters march down Dolores Street.
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San Francisco: Thousands of protesters march down Dolores Street.
San Francisco: People form a human banner at Ocean Beach.
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San Francisco: People form a human banner at Ocean Beach.
San Francisco: Thousands of protesters march down Dolores Street.
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San Francisco: Thousands of protesters march down Dolores Street.
San Diego: A musician watches as thousands of protestors, reflected in their sunglasses, march through downtown.
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San Diego: A musician watches as thousands of protestors, reflected in their sunglasses, march through downtown.
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies stand guard on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall as protesters assemble.
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Los Angeles: Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies stand guard on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall as protesters assemble.
Los Angeles: Demonstrators deploy a giant banner reading "We the People," the first three words of the U.S. Constitution's preamble.
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Los Angeles: Demonstrators deploy a giant banner reading "We the People," the first three words of the U.S. Constitution's preamble.

Tennessee

In Nashville, protestors lined the streets around the city's Germantown neighborhood during the No Kings protest.
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In Nashville, protestors lined the streets around the city's Germantown neighborhood during the No Kings protest.

Georgia

Police deployed tear gas on protesters on Chamblee Tucker Road in Embry Hills on Saturday afternoon after some attempted to get onto the ramp to I-285. The protest, which was focused on immigration, otherwise remained largely peaceful. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)
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Police deployed tear gas on protesters on Chamblee Tucker Road in Embry Hills on Saturday afternoon after some attempted to get onto the ramp to I-285. The protest, which was focused on immigration, otherwise remained largely peaceful. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)
Macon, Ga.: People gathered Saturday in the same strip of downtown park used for a political rally nearly every weekend since the Hands Off protests in April.
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Macon, Ga.: People gathered Saturday in the same strip of downtown park used for a political rally nearly every weekend since the Hands Off protests in April.
Macon: Protesters assembled in downtown Macon.
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Macon: Protesters assembled in downtown Macon.

Virginia

Charlottesvile, Va.: People take to the streets to protest.
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Charlottesvile, Va.: People take to the streets to protest.

Oklahoma

Tulsa: Protesters gather for protest in downtown Tulsa.
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Tulsa: Protesters gather for protest in downtown Tulsa.

Minnesota

St. Paul: A demonstrator looks on as a speaker addresses the crowd during a "No Kings" protest.
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St. Paul: A demonstrator looks on as a speaker addresses the crowd during a "No Kings" protest.
St. Paul: Demonstrators rally outside the Minnesota State Capitol building.
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St. Paul: Demonstrators rally outside the Minnesota State Capitol building.
St. Paul: People take photos as demonstrators march to the Minnesota State Capitol building.
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St. Paul: People take photos as demonstrators march to the Minnesota State Capitol building.

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia: Martin Luther King III, center right, and his wife Arndrea Waters King, center left, march.
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AP
Philadelphia: Martin Luther King III, center right, and his wife Arndrea Waters King, center left, march.
Philadelphia: Demonstrators fill Eakins Oval in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Philadelphia: Demonstrators fill Eakins Oval in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Illinois

Chicago: Demonstrators take part in the No Kings Day protest.
Nam Y. Huh
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AP
Chicago: Demonstrators take part in the No Kings Day protest.

Florida

Tallahassee, Fla: Anna Marie Shealy dressed as Lady Liberty for the No Kings protest.
Kate Payne
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AP
Tallahassee, Fla: Anna Marie Shealy dressed as Lady Liberty for the No Kings protest.
West Palm Beach, Fla.: Palm Beach Sheriff officers keep protesters from crossing a bridge to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.
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West Palm Beach, Fla.: Palm Beach Sheriff officers keep protesters from crossing a bridge to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.
Tallahassee, Fla.: People gather on the grounds of Florida's old capitol.
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Tallahassee, Fla.: People gather on the grounds of Florida's old capitol.

France

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Paris, France: People holding umbrellas reading save democracy take part in the No Kings protest.
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Paris, France: People holding umbrellas reading save democracy take part in the No Kings protest.

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