Note: Part 1 of a two-part series. Read Part 2 here.

LENOIR, N.C. – A cloudless Carolina Blue sky greeted about 200 people who crowded the corner town square at the No Kings rally in Lenoir yesterday. Beginning at 4 p.m., it was just one of more than 3,000 held across the nation. More than a dozen people spoke on behalf of Indivisible Caldwell County, a committee of people from Caldwell County and beyond who organized the rally. Several musicians also took the stage throughout the two-hour event. (In the next installment we will report on many of their remarks and performances). Today, though, we’ll reflect upon some of the images of the day.