New Delhi, July 17 -- Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to rally at more than 1,600 locations nationwide in the US on Thursday (July 17) for the Good Trouble Lives On protests - a day of action honoring the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis and condemning what organizers call "the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations" by the Trump administration.

The protests are timed to coincide with the fifth anniversary of Lewis' death and aim to build momentum around voting rights, women's rights, immigrant protections, and economic justice.

The phrase "Good Trouble" was famously used by Lewis to describe the kind of disruptive, nonviolent action necessary to achieve social change. Organizers say they received the ble...