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Knoxville News Sentinel columnist Georgiana Vines spoke with Michael Fitzgerald, a professor of political science, about the rise and activism of groups in response to the election of President Donald Trump.

She highlighted two groups–the Women’s March Coalition and Indivisible East Tennessee.

What these two groups share besides some members is a desire to be “expressive,” Fitzgerald told Vines. In being expressive, “you get involved because you want to. (You’re thinking) I matter and what I think is important. I’m involved.” Read the full story online.