Photos: Activists protest NRA, Trump in Atlanta

Metro Atlanta

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Atlanta’s Woodruff Park, outside of CNN Center and the Capital City Club on Friday to protest Trump, who made his first appearance in Georgia after his election.

April 28, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Protesters march down Marietta Street at a "die-in" protest held at Woodruff Park organized for the day of the NRA convention that Trump would be making an appearance at the National Rifle Association's convention in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 28, 2017. The protest would carry on to a march down Marietta street to the Omni Hotel and Georgia World Congress Center where the NRA Convention was held. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

April 28, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Protesters rally at the Omni Hotel at a "die-in" protest held at Woodruff Park organized for the day of the NRA convention that Trump would be making an appearance at the National Rifle Association's convention in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 28, 2017. The protest would carry on to a march down Marietta street to the Omni Hotel and Georgia World Congress Center where the NRA Convention was held. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

April 28, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Officers form a line in front of the Omni Hotel at a "die-in" protest held at Woodruff Park organized for the day of the NRA convention that Trump would be making an appearance at the National Rifle Association's convention in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 28, 2017. The protest would carry on to a march down Marietta street to the Omni Hotel and Georgia World Congress Center where the NRA Convention was held. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the National Rifle Association Leadership Conference, Friday, April 28, 2017, in Atlanta.

Protesters held a "die-in" at Woodruff Park as President Donald Trump headed Friday to Atlanta to speak to the National Rifle Association annual convention.

Protesters now talking with police about where to gather ahead of President Trump's speech at the NRA convention. They did not have a permit.

April 28, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Chris "Sholu" Bondurant rips apart a Confederate flag at a protest at the intersection of Ted Turner Drive and John Portman Boulevard that followed President Trump to a fundraiser for Karen Handel where he would speak in support of her in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 28, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

April 28, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Kristin Hutcherson takes a photo of Chris "Sholu" Bondurant (right) and Tee Stern (left) as they set up signs and a ripped Confederate flag at a protest at the intersection of Ted Turner Drive and John Portman Boulevard that followed President Trump to a fundraiser for Karen Handel where he would speak in support of her in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 28, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

April 28, 2017, Atlanta - President Donald Trump waves to the crowd after leaving a fundraising event at the Capitol City Club in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, April 28, 2017. President Trump attended the event in support of Karen Handel, who is the Republican candidate in the race for Georgia's 6th Congressional District. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

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April 28, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Protesters march down Marietta Street at a "die-in" protest held at Woodruff Park organized for the day of the NRA convention that Trump would be making an appearance at the National Rifle Association's convention in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 28, 2017. The protest would carry on to a march down Marietta street to the Omni Hotel and Georgia World Congress Center where the NRA Convention was held. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

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