News | July 15th, 2025
By Alicia Underlee Nelson
North Dakotans will take part in a nationwide civil rights rally on Thursday, July 17. Protests, marches, rallies and acts of service are scheduled in Bismarck, Bottineau, Devils Lake, Dickinson, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot and Valley City. Events will also be held in all 50 states.
The July 17 gatherings are part of the “Good Trouble Lives On” day of action. The name is inspired by the late Georgia Congressman John Lewis, who passed away on that date in 2020. Lewis, a civil rights activist who worked for racial justice alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged the next generation of activists to "Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America,” during a speech on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
The movement is nationwide but events are locally organized. Participants are encouraged to bring signs, practice non-violence and seek ways to support democratic ideals, human rights and civil liberties
North Dakota events are listed below. Find additional gatherings nationwide at goodtroubleliveson.org/.
Bismarck
Bismarck State Capitol Grounds, N. Sixth Street and E. Boulevard Avenue
4-6:30 p.m.
Bottineau
Bottineau County Courthouse, 314 Fifth Street W.
7-8 p.m.
Devils Lake
Lake Region Heritage Center, 502 Fourth Street N.E.
4-6 p.m.
Dickinson
Prairie Hills Mall east entrance, Third Avenue W. and Hwy 22
5-7:30 p.m.
Grand Forks
Town Square Grand Forks, 1 S. Third Street
6-8 p.m.
Jamestown
9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
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Minot
Minot City Hall, 10 Third Avenue S.W.
6-8 p.m.
Valley City
Main Street and Central Avenue
Noon - 1p.m.
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