Thousands of 'No Kings Day' protests are expected to take place across the nation Saturday, with the 'flagship' protest planned for Philadelphia.

Photographer Hanbit Kwon shares photos and an essay on what the "No Kings" protest means in the city that birthed a nation.

The City of Philadelphia has closed several streets and is implementing parking restrictions for the "No Kings" protest rally and march on Saturday.

Organizers designated Philadelphia as the lead city in a movement spanning the nation, with over 2,000 protests planned.

Thousands are expected to pack the parkway for the "No Kings" protest. Organizers said they believe Philadelphia's demonstration will be among the largest in the country.

Philadelphia was chosen in part because it is where the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence.

Millions of people turned out for "No Kings" protests nationwide on Saturday that were largely peaceful though there were some arrests and police had to disperse unruly crowds, including in Georgia and Los Angeles.

In a city known as the cradle of American democracy, an impassioned, hourslong protest filled the streets for a ‘No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance.’

At least one demonstration, about 70 miles from Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, was met with violence when a man intentionally drove an SUV through a crowd of departing protesters, striking at least one person,