Brad Tollefson

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Regardless of the political reasons, the No Ban, No Wall Protest at Tim Cole Memorial Park was by far the largest rally I’ve ever see in Lubbock.

Protesters yell out chants during a rally against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)

Dima Alhesan, from Dallas, leads the crowd in chants during a protest against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)
Protesters yell out chants during a rally against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)
Protesters yell out chants during a rally against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)
Protesters yell out chants during a rally against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)
Protesters yell out chants during a rally against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)
Protesters yell out chants during a rally against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)
Lubbock police officers try to keep protesters out of the street during a protest against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)
Gillian Brownlee, from Mandeville, La., yells out chants during a protest against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)
Protesters argue about politics during a protest against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)
Cagri Bakirci, from Turkey, reads out a declaration during a protest against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)
Ignatius Horstmann, from West Chester, Pa., tries to disrupt the crowd during a protest against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)
Protesters yell out chants during a rally against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)
Protesters yell out chants during a rally against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)
Lubbock police officers stand by to get the crowd to disperse during a protest against President Trump, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Tim Cole Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/A-J Media)

Facebook Live

Along with the standard photos, I produced a simple Facebook Live video during the protest. This way the public could witness the rally without having to physically be there.