"Not My President!"

Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump was elected president, ending one of the most divisive general elections in U.S. history, thousands of people took to the streets in major cities across the country to protest a man they felt was uniquely unqualified to represent them. In New York, Portland, Chicago and Los Angeles, surging throngs of men and women from myriad backgrounds all united in one chant – “Not my President!” In Los Angeles, a city where activists and minorities have a frought relationship with police, tensions at protests grew as each night wore on. Demonstrations that were largely peaceful at first saw pockets of chaos, as small numbers within each crowd began to set off fireworks, vandalize buildings and block traffic. Over the course of five nights, chants denouncing Trump echoed throughout downtown Los Angeles, traffic was frozen on the 101 Freeway, and police in riot-gear arrested hundreds.