Across the country, protesters rallied on Thursday under a shared refrain inspired by former congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis: “Good trouble lives on.” Thousands of people took to the streets in what organizers cast as a national day of action — a sweeping protest of the Trump administration’s cuts to safety net programs and efforts to roll back protections for immigrants and marginalized communities.

Hundreds of Iowa City residents descended on City Park to honor John Lewis by making "Good Trouble" to protest President Donald Trump's policies.

Around 200 community members gathered in East Gainesville’s Fred Cone Park to participate in a nationwide protest Thursday.

The rally, held by Williamsburg JCC Indivisible and the League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area, was one of similar “Good Trouble Lives On” demonstrations held across the country in protest of the Trump administration. The demonstrations, named after one of Lewis’ signature quotes, coincided with the fifth anniversary of Lewis’ death.

More than 200 rallied in Fort Myers to honor John Lewis and protest what they see as threats to civil and human rights.

In 1963, 18-year-old Charles Dumas watched in awe as John Lewis delivered his speech during the now-famous March on Washington. Sixty-two years later, on the fifth anniversary of Lewis’ death, 80-year-old Dumas joined demonstrators in front of the Allen Street gates to deliver a speech of his own.

Former Representative John Lewis was a prominent figure of the civil rights movement and called peaceful protests “good trouble.”

Those angered by rollbacks on things such as​ voting rights, essential services and free speech rallied on July 17, the fifth anniversary of John Lewis’ death.

Here's a look at what's happening on Thursday. The phrase being used for this series of protests adopts a phrase commonly used by former House Representative John Lewis. He insisted it was important to engage in "good trouble, necessary trouble" to achieve positive social change.

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