Photos: See No Kings protests around the country

By NPR Staff

Published June 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM EDT

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. — Houston: A protester shouts with a megaphone at No Kings protest.

Thousands march for the 'No Kings Day' protest Saturday, June 14, 2025, in downtown Dallas. — Dallas: Thousands march for the No Kings protest Saturday, June 14, 2025, in downtown.

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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Hartford, Ct.: A person wearing a twi-corner hat and spectacles resembling those affiliated with Benjamin Franklin.

California

San Francisco: Thousands of protesters march down Dolores Street.

San Francisco: People form a human banner at Ocean Beach.

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.

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.

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) — Atlanta: 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.

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.

Virginia

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

Oklahoma

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.

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.

Philadelphia: Demonstrators fill Eakins Oval in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Illinois

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.

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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