US EditionUrban League declares a ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the US in response to Trump
UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – Over 1,600 events nationwide commemorate John Lewis’s legacy, opposing administration policies seen as rolling back civil rights and targeting marginalized communities, organizers said.
- On Thursday, July 17, 2025, Good Trouble Lives On protests begin across six Indiana cities, marking the fifth anniversary of John Lewis’s death, defined as a national day of action by organizers.
- The Associated Press reported that one of the oldest civil rights organizations declared a `state of emergency` for antidiscrimination policies, while report authors wrote that since January 20, 2025, the federal government has dismantled civil rights departments.
- With more than 1,600 events scheduled nationwide, GoodTroubleLivesOn.org highlighted the protest’s scale, noting all events commit to nonviolent action, according to the website.
- Protest materials urged unity against division, while Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said `it's time to act affirmatively`.
- Alongside legal actions, civil rights organizers are building a broad coalition for future advocacy, with contributors including civil rights leaders and lawmakers like Hakeem Jeffries and Kristen Clarke, as the National Urban League filed suit with Lambda Legal and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
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