Hundreds of protesters lined Grand River Avenue in downtown Howell during the nationwide “Good Trouble Lives On" protests July 17.

A couple hundred people assembled in downtown Grand Rapids on a sunny and pleasant Thursday, July 17, evening for the “Good Trouble Lives On” protest against President Trump. The demonstration was part of a nationwide day of protest challenging the Trump administration and named for the late Congressman John Lewis,

"It's vastly greater than what we had anticipated," an organizer said about an event to honor former Representative John Lewis.

Organizers said the protests were a direct response to what they characterize as the Trump administration’s “brazen rollback” of civil and human rights.

It just seems like our country is being led by an incapable madman, and the Republicans are just bowing down to him,” one protester said.

Former Representative John Lewis was a prominent figure of the civil rights movement and called peaceful protests “good trouble.”

The protest, called Good Trouble Lives On, marks the fifth anniversary of Lewis' death. The event pages states its a response to "attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration," and a reminder "that in America, the power lies with the people."