Honoring the legacy of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, dozens of Columbus residents participated in a peaceful demonstration Thursday evening as part of the national Good Trouble Lives On Day of Action.

Across the country, protesters rallied on Thursday under a shared refrain inspired by former congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis: “Good trouble lives on.” Thousands of people took to the streets in what organizers cast as a national day of action — a sweeping protest of the Trump administration’s cuts to safety net programs and efforts to roll back protections for immigrants and marginalized communities.

The gatherings invoked the Civil Rights leader’s memory while offering another venue for groups protesting the Trump administration this year.

The legacy of civil rights icon John Lewis will live on across America Thursday, with more than 1,600 events scheduled on the fifth anniversary of his death.

PROTESTERS JOIN THE NATION IN MARKING FIVE YEARS SINCE THE DEATH OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS. TONIGHT, PEOPLE GATHERED TO START WHAT LEWIS CALLED GOOD TROUBLE. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S PETE CUDDIHY EARLIER WENT TO THE PROTEST IN DOWNTOWN OMAHA.

The protests took place on the fifth anniversary of the death of civil rights icon John Lewis. The former congressman coined the phrase "good trouble" to describe peaceful protests challenging civil rights infringements, and organizers say the upcoming demonstrations will carry on this legacy.

Here's a look at what's happening on Thursday. The phrase being used for this series of protests adopts a phrase commonly used by former House Representative John Lewis. He insisted it was important to engage in "good trouble, necessary trouble" to achieve positive social change.

Hundreds of Iowa City residents descended on City Park to honor John Lewis by making "Good Trouble" to protest President Donald Trump's policies.

More than two dozen protests were planned across Arizona to honor the late Rep. John Lewis, a longtime civil rights leader.