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Protest erupts in Chicago against Trump's election

Xinhua, November 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

Thousands of people took to the streets in downtown Chicago on Wednesday night to protest the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president.

Protesters held signs reading "No to Trump, No to Racism and Sexism," "Not my America, Not my President," "Dump Trump," "Hate won't make America great," and zigzagged through the bustling South Michigan Avenue, Lakeshore Drive and the Magnificent Mile before returning to the rally site opposite Trump Tower across the Chicago River and staged a sit-in.

Police officers deployed barricades and formed lines to keep order, urging those who stopped to take photos to keep moving.

Protesters chanted anti-Trump slogans the whole way. Traffic was halted wherever they went. On Lakeshore Drive, several hundred vehicles came to a stop. Some drivers blew horns while others came out to have high-fives with protesters. More than a dozen protesters climbed onto a bus, chanting atop.

Most protesters are young people. The protest was generally peaceful though a lot of protesters were visibly upset. Endi