Summoned by student survivors of the Florida school massacre, tens of thousands of people poured into the nation's capital and cities across America on Saturday to march for gun control and ignite political activism among the young.
In the photo gallery above, check out the signs the demonstrators are carrying at various events nationwide.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Shelby Powell, 15, of Newport High School, holds a sign depicting lives lost in school shootings during the March for Our Lives protest in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Becky Barger from Cornelius N.C. rises her banner in support of gun control in Washington, Saturday, March 24, 2018, on Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Sofia Briceno, left, and Josie Dang, from Va.rises her banner in support of gun control in Washington, Saturday, March 24, 2018, on Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Students from Great Mills High School of Maryland, protest during the "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Crowds of people hold signs on Pennsylvania Avenue before the "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control, Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Eleigha Hamari, 16, right, of Bailey, Colorado rises her banner during the March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Students from Great Mills High School Ayanne Johnson holds up the photograph of her classmate Jaelynn Willey during March for Our Lives in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Crowds of people hold signs on Pennsylvania Avenue before the "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control, Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
See the signs demonstrators are carrying at March for Our Lives events around the country. (jenniferkatheiser/Instagram)