KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department said no arrests were made during a “No Kings 2” protest Saturday afternoon.
It was one of about 30 protests that took place across Tennessee and hundreds more across the country.
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The organizer of the protest, Indivisible Knoxville, said about 8,000 people took part on Saturday. Of those, KPD said over 1,500 people lined Western Avenue and Henley Street with signs and some were even in costumes.
Amanda Collins, one of the co-organizers, said people made their voices heard on Saturday.
“What we saw today was more people, more joy and more support for our democracy than we have seen even in the previous two large scale events. We are definitel