Thousands have turned out for marches and rallies in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire as part of a series of protests a day after the inauguration of Republican President Donald Trump.
In Concord, New Hampshire, speakers included Democratic Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter.
Author Jodi Picoult said "We have the backs of those who are less fortunate - who may be struggling for health care, for environmental rights, for racial equality, for a fair wage, for justice" and says "We are in this together."
Protests also took place in Portland, Augusta, and Brunswick, Maine.
Traffic was backed up on Interstate 89 near Montpelier, Vermont, ahead of a rally Saturday afternoon.
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