This past Saturday, thousands of people gathered at the Bruce R. Thompson Courthouse for the recurring No Kings, a nationwide demonstration to protest what many view as the administration’s turn toward authoritarianism. Their message: there have been no kings for the last 250 years, and now democracy needs to be protected to keep it that way.
Demonstrators came with signs, songs, and stories. The crowd spanned generations, from young activists to seniors who’ve witnessed decades of political change.
“I’m here because I truly do love America and I don’t think it’s ever been what our Declaration of Independence has described and I feel like especially right now we’re slipping back further than we have in recent times and like we’ve made some progress and kind of regressed,” said Shannon, 22, one of many Gen Zers who showed up to march…