Protesters upset about President-elect Trump’s victory gathered across major U.S. cities for the third night on Friday. Demonstrations and marches in Atlanta, Miami and Philadelphia shut down freeways and traffic throughout the downtown areas.
In Atlanta, a few hundred people marched from Old Fourth Ward park down Ponce de Leon Boulevard and on to the capitol building where protesters burned American flags. The demonstration concluded at the Georgia State campus.
We’ve seen people running to join the anti-Trump protest, so it continues to grow. Here’s the latest view from our chopper. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/yxSf3zp00O
— Justin Wilfon (@JustinWilfonWSB) November 12, 2016
Down in South Florida, two groups comprised of hundreds of pople gathered at various locations. One group met at Bayfront Park, where Trump spoke to Miami residents just a week prior. The other group walked from the beach over the MacArthur Causeway before joining downtown, shutting down parts of Biscayne Boulevard and eventually disrupting traffic in directions of Interstate 95. By the time the group reached downtown Miami, police said several thousand people were present.
#BREAKING: Anti-Trump protesters have marched onto I-95 NB in downtown Miami, closing freeway. FHP has shutdown 95 SB too at Exit 1B. @NBC6 pic.twitter.com/4TucvELD5x
— Michael Spears NBC6 (@MikeSpearsNBC6) November 12, 2016
Philadelphia witnessed a third straight night of protests as hundreds took to Center City and Market East, diverging on the University of Pennsylvania campus in University City. Some carried signs with “We reject the president-elect,” “Love trumps hate,” and “Racist, sexist, anti-gay…Donald Trump is KKK.”
.@mgcandelori on #Periscope: Anti #trump protest in Philadelphia https://t.co/SXCfKdVSm0
— tinychiwa (@tinychiwa) November 12, 2016
Protests in Chicago and Manhattan also continued on Friday, though the number of people estimated to be participating has dropped off significantly from the thousands that came out earlier this week.
