Dozens gather for anti-Trump protest in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Dozens of people gathered in Little Five Points Saturday to protest the Trump Administration.

The group said it is against fascism and the protest was part of several planned demonstrations across the nation.

“I’m very against and very afraid that our country is turning to a fascist society,” protester Susan Riea said.

Dozens of officers were at Euclid and Moreland streets to keep an eye on the demonstration.

Police kept barricades up and kept a few counterprotesters on the opposite side of the intersection.

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Officers had zip-ties ready and officers on standby in case things got heated.

Some Trump supporters said the turnout was a letdown.

“There’s supposed to a lot more of them and there’s not,” Joe Davis said.

Some people in the crowd showed up to start a conversation about differing politics.

“Mostly I disagree with what they’re saying, but they have the right to what they’re saying,” spectator Yosef Ozia said.

Protesters said the issues are too important to stay silent.

“I was active in the '60s and I’m not going to let it go now,” Riea said.

No arrests were made during the protest.

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