Women's March on Charlotte draws at least 10,000, CMPD says
Thousands of people marched through uptown Charlotte Saturday to raise awareness of women’s rights issues and to show solidarity with other marches across the country the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police estimated the crowd to be “at least 10,000,” Major G.M. Smith said. That’s double the number the local march organizers had expected and is among the largest protest rallies in the city. A day after the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in September, about 1,000 people gathered uptown to protest.
Many participants were struck by Saturday’s crowd size, but CMPD said there was no way to rank it among others because they don't track march turnouts.
The Women’s March on Charlotte began at about 10 a.m. in First Ward Park and ended two hours later in Romare Bearden Park. People marched peacefully and held signs such as, “We Will Not Be Silenced,” “We The People,” “My Body Belongs 2 Me” and “BLM” for Black Lives Matter. “Love Trumps Hate,” read another.
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