A nationwide protest event drew hundreds of citizens to downtown Montgomery on Saturday.

The "No Kings" movement was launched by a coalition of political action groups in response to what protesters describe as authoritarian tactics used by the Trump administration.

Oct. 18 was Montgomery's second "No Kings" protest, with the first happening in June . The protests from the beginning were intended to be nonviolent.

The two organizations running the event, Montgomery 50501 Freedom Fighters and Alabama Resisters of Indivisible , said that the protest event drew at least 743 citizens, though they expect the turnout may have actually been higher than that number.

Nicole Payne, a spokesperson for Montgomery 50501 Freedom Fighters, said Oct. 18 was a "busy, exciting, and fulfilling day"

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