Via the Social Documentary Network | Photography by GJEP Co-founder Orin Langelle (Langelle Photography)
This photo essay documents the No Kings Rally held on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Jamestown, a small but politically significant city in southwestern New York State. Part of a nationwide day of protest spanning over 2,000 cities and towns across the United States. The event in Jamestown was organized by the Jamestown Justice Coalition and drew between four and five hundred people, a diverse crowd of citizens voicing their dissent against the Trump administration. Although Chautauqua County—bordering Lake Erie, Pennsylvania, and Cattaraugus County—has been a Republican stronghold, with overwhelming support for Donald Trump in both the 2016 and 2024 elections, signs of political discontent are growing. Demonstrations also took place in the nearby cities of Dunkirk and Fredonia, underscoring a regional movement of growing political dissent. Through these photographs, the essay captures the tensions, opinions and visual symbols of a deeply divided America.
