over the deployment, with the state attorney general arguing that the president had “trampled” the state’s sovereignty. California leaders accused Trump of fanning protesters’ anger, leading crowds to block off a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fire.
“We have to call out people who have abandoned our movement,” said Tyler Hack of the Christopher Street Project.“Being a Democrat is more than carrying the party affiliation,” Hack added. “It’s about unapologetic support for the trans community.”
While the main march headed toward the U.S. Capitol, a separate group splintered off and headed toward the White House, unfurling a large “TRUMP MUST GO NOW” banner.Those who stayed to brave the weather said their presence amid less-than-ideal circumstances was vital.“People are still out here, despite the rain, despite their exhaustion,” said Gillian Brewer, a university student studying physics from Silver Spring, Maryland. “We’re not going anywhere.”
Brewer expressed some frustration that the turnout for Sunday’s protest march was lower than for thethe day before, which she decided to skip.
“This is more important,” Brewer added. “You can party all you want but at the end of the day, the protest is why we can party.”
Natalie Farmer, who traveled from San Diego with her wife, attributed the difference in numbers between the march and Saturday’s parade to people being tired from celebrating the previous night.and the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army in 1957 to escort nine Black students as they integrated a previously white-only school.
In this Sept. 26, 1957, file photo, members of the 101st Airborne Division take up positions outside Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. The troops were on duty to enforce integration at the school. (AP Photo/File)In this Sept. 26, 1957, file photo, members of the 101st Airborne Division take up positions outside Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. The troops were on duty to enforce integration at the school. (AP Photo/File)
A few years later, the Maryland National Guard remained in the small town of Cambridge for two years after Maryland’s Democratic Gov. J Millard Tawes in 1963 called in troops to mediate violent clashes between white mobs and Black protesters demanding desegregation.National Guard troops played a pivotal role in the march often credited with pressuring the passage of Voting Rights Act of 1965, when nonviolent protesters — including the late congressman John Lewis — calling for the right to vote were