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A Women’s March on Washington extended well beyond the U.S. capital on Saturday, one day after Donald Trump was inaugurated as U.S. president.
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The rally in D.C. alone was estimated to have drawn over 500,000 people. But rallies in cities such as L.A., Chicago, Boston, London, Paris, Vancouver and Toronto drew many thousands more.
Together, demonstrators all over the world sent a message in support of “human rights, decency and justice” after a heated presidential campaign that was characterized by racist and sexist rhetoric.
The rallies generated striking photos wherever people gathered.
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Here are some images from Women’s Marches around the world on Jan. 21, 2017:
Thousands attend the Women’s March Indianapolis rally, a sister rally of the Women’s March on Washington, on the west side of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.
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Protesters walk across Constitution Avenue near the White House for the Women’s March on Washington during the first full day of Donald Trump’s presidency, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington.
AP Photo/John Minchillo
Thousands of participants converge on the Women’s March on Washington in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21, 2017.
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Thousands of participants converge on the Women’s March on Washington in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2017.
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Protesters assemble on the National Mall during the Women’s March on Washington on Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The march is expected to draw thousands from across the country to protest newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump.
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People attend the Women’s March on Washington in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21, 2017. Protest rallies were held in over 30 countries around the world in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington in defense of press freedom, women’s and human rights following the official inauguration on 20 January of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America.
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People attend the Women’s March on Washington in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2017.
EPA/John Taggart
A participant holds both the U.S. national flag (L) and the LGBT community’s symbolic Rainbow flag (R) as people arrive on the mall for the Women’s March on Washington in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21, 2017.
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People attend the Women’s March on Washington in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21, 2017.
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Demonstrators gather in Public Square during a march in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.
(Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)
Protesters march near the Eiffel Tower during the Women’s March in Paris, France on Jan. 21, 2017. EPA/IAN LANGSDON.
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Demonstrators protest at the Women’s March on London, as part of international day of action in solidarity on Jan. 21, 2017.
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Demonstrators protest at the Women’s March on London, as part of international day of action in solidarity on Jan. 21, 2017.
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