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.

Protests and events against President Donald Trump’s controversial policies were held at more than 1,600 locations around the country Thursday. The “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action was held in honor of the late Congressman John Lewis.

It is the latest in coordinated protests against the policies of the Trump administration

Jill Schramm/MDN Residents holding signs gather along Broadway in downtown Minot for the Good Trouble rally on Thursday. Rallies were held nationwide Thursday, on the anniversary of the death of Congressman John Lewis,

Titled "Good Trouble Lives On," organizers said the rallies will take place all over the country on National John Lewis Day of Action. According to organizers, the rallies are also in honor of the legacy of the late Congressman, who often called on his supporters to make "good trouble, necessary trouble."

Voting rights gutted. Civil rights division dismantled. Social safety net slashed. Jan. 6 rioters pardoned. Parents separated from children at the border. What would John Lewis think about the political upheaval roiling the country if he were still alive?