Up to 4,000 people in North Charleston and Summerville shouted for democracy and freedom Saturday in peaceful #NoKings rallies. People carried humorous placards, wore inflatable animals and honked horns as they passed by.

The events were not “Hate America” rallies, as often channeled by national and state Republican leaders. Rather, they reflected the sentiment of one woman who repeatedly shouted, “This is what freedom looks like.”

#NoKings organizers say up to 2,500 communities across the country and world were expected to protest the Trump administration in what they claimed would be the largest pro-democracy rally day in history.

In South Carolina, about a dozen communities had rallies, including Columbia where early numbers showed a crowd of 2,500 as the event started in early after

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