"This is a memorial," DiSalvo said. "We're honoring the legacy of John Lewis, who passed away five years ago. He was against voter suppression."

People protest against the Trump administration during a Good Trouble Lives On demonstration at Granada Square in Pensacola on July 17, 2025.

"I think his policies are a huge overreach of power and they are going to harm significantly more people than they help," Varley said.

Demonstrators held signs and American flags and waved to passing motorists, part of a national day of action opposing President Donald Trump and his administration.

Hundreds of protests are scheduled throughout the nation Thursday into Saturday in response to recent actions by President Donald Trump and his administration.