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.

ROCKFORD, IL — Over 200 people gathered July 17 at the City Market Pavilion to participate in the "Good Trouble Lives On" protest in honor of the late U.S. Congressman John Lewis.

More than 200 rallied in Fort Myers to honor John Lewis and protest what they see as threats to civil and human rights.

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.

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 protests are taking 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.