The gatherings invoked the Civil Rights leader’s memory while offering another venue for groups protesting the Trump administration this year.

Using the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis' phrase for a way to call out civil injustice, South Bend's Howard Park played host to a rally for peace.

Protests and events against President Donald Trump's controversial policies that include mass deportations and cuts to Medicaid and other safety nets for poor people have started Thursday at more than 1,