There were also some women at the march. Giovanni Lowe is a senior at Jackson State University.

“We’re here because we think it’s important that we participate in this movement as youth, because it is oftentimes at these Jackson political events a very large older population,” she said. “What will happen when we become adults? I mean, I’m 20 now, but when we’re 40, who will care? Who will be pushing this change forward if the culture is to not care and to be apathetic.”

At least 100 people showed up to the capitol building. Although the numbers were not indicative of the title of the rally, Franklin, the founder of Jackson’s Thousand Man March, says he and other organizers plan to continue organizing.

“A lot of people say that marches are performative,” he said. “A lot of people say the marches have played out, but I can tell you one thing that’s absolutely positive. Doing nothing is not going to work either.”

The Thousand Man Marches were organized to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the historic ‘Million Man March,’ which was held October 16, 1995, in Washington, DC.