Updated
Jan 21, 2021
The Lasting Legacy Of The First Women s March
Linda Sarsour, one of the original organizers, contrasts that historic day at the start of the Trump presidency with the Capitol riot at the bitter end.
By Alanna Vagianos
Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty
Participants in the Women s March gather in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 21, 2017.
Four years ago, on Jan. 21, 2017, nearly half a million people showed up for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., and millions more joined around the world to protest the kinds of unjust and racist policies expected from the newly inaugurated President Donald Trump.