Photos: See No Kings protests around the country

NPR Staff | June 14, 2025

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.

Texas

A protester shouts with a megaphone at No Kings protest in Houston.
A protester shouts with a megaphone at No Kings protest in Houston. (Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom)

Connecticut

Hartford: Demonstrators outside The Connecticut State Capitol chant during a No Kings protest that event organizers said an estimated 7000 people attended.
Hartford: Demonstrators outside The Connecticut State Capitol chant during a No Kings protest that event organizers said an estimated 7000 people attended. (Mark Mirko | Connecticut Public)
Hartford, Ct.: A person wearing a twi-corner hat and spectacles resembling those affiliated with Benjamin Franklin.
Hartford, Ct.: A person wearing a twi-corner hat and spectacles resembling those affiliated with Benjamin Franklin. (Mark Mirko | Connecticut Public)

California

San Francisco: Thousands of protesters march down Dolores Street.
San Francisco: Thousands of protesters march down Dolores Street. (Martin do Nascimento | KQED)
San Francisco: People form a human banner at Ocean Beach.
San Francisco: People form a human banner at Ocean Beach. (Santiago Mejia | AP)
San Diego: A musician watches as thousands of protestors, reflected in their sunglasses, march through downtown.
San Diego: A musician watches as thousands of protestors, reflected in their sunglasses, march through downtown. (Kori Suzuki | KPBS)
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies stand guard on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall as protesters assemble.
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies stand guard on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall as protesters assemble. (Richard Vogel | AP)
Los Angeles: Demonstrators deploy a giant banner reading 'We the People,' the first three words of the U.S. Constitution's preamble.
Los Angeles: Demonstrators deploy a giant banner reading “We the People,” the first three words of the U.S. Constitution’s preamble. (Etienne Laurent | AFP via Getty Images)

Tennessee

In Nashville, protestors lined the streets around the city's Germantown neighborhood during the No Kings protest.
In Nashville, protestors lined the streets around the city’s Germantown neighborhood during the No Kings protest. (Cynthia Abrams | WPLN)

Georgia

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, 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. (Grant Blankenship | GPB)

Virginia

Charlottesvile, Va.: People take to the streets to protest.
Charlottesvile, Va.: People take to the streets to protest. (Shaban Athuman | VPM News)

Pennsylvania

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

Illinois

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

Florida

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

France

Paris, France: People holding umbrellas reading save democracy take part in the No Kings protest.
Paris, France: People holding umbrellas reading save democracy take part in the No Kings protest. (Aurelien Morissard/ | AP)

 

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