Hundreds march in downtown Nashville ahead of inauguration; call for action

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Two days before President-Elect Donald Trump swears into the Oval Office once again, protestors made their voices heard in downtown Nashville, speaking out against what could be coming over the next four years.

Hundreds took to the downtown square in what they called a fight for equality across the board.

“The hope of this march is to empower people, to keep fighting, to educate people on the topics,” Organizer Leann Willmon said.

Willmon says the march is an outlet for people to voice their concerns after the November election.

“I felt a lot of hopelessness and darkness after November 6th finding out the elections, and so I felt like I really needed to do something, and a lot of other people I heard the same thing,” Willmon said. “So I think we just need a little bit of light and motivation to keep fighting even when it doesn’t seem very hopeful.”

The march in Nashville coincided with the march that happened earlier Saturday in the nation’s capital. Thousands gathered to speak out against the incoming administration set to take office on Monday.

“I would like to have another child and I don’t want to have to fear for having any pregnancy complications and losing my life for that,”Willmon said.

Most importantly, Willmon says she hopes people learned more about the issues at hand, that she says are at stake for the next four years and beyond.

“A lot of people who don’t really know some of the issues that people are facing, and if we don’t bring it to light, then they’re not going to know and they’re not going to care about those issues,” Willmon said.