Kids had something to say about politics this year. Even little ones still perfecting their handwriting made their voices heard.
Alongside their (ahem) taller counterparts, children of all ages protested immigration policies separating families at the border, gun violence killing students at school, restrictions on women's rights, and more. They attended events like March For Our Lives, the Women's March, and the Families Belong Together march, among other protests and events. To get their message across, the young protesters wore bold tees, carried colorful signs, and rode atop their parents' shoulders.
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The kids who marched in the streets this year may not be able to vote, but they know the difference between right and wrong — and that's always the best place to start.
Here are 10 of our favorite pictures of kids who stood up for human rights and justice in 2018:
Kids demand families be reunited at the border on July 26, 2018 in Washington, D.C.Credit: Win McNamee / Getty ImagesA boy protests the death of 37-year-old Harith Augustus, who was shot by an officer, on July 15, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.Credit: Scott Olson / Getty ImagesChildren take to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to stage a demonstration against family separation, on June 21, 2018.Credit: Alex Wong / Getty ImagesA young girl protests the family separation crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border on June 5, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.Credit: Scott Olson / Getty ImagesA child supports students who participated in 50 Miles More, a gun control march in Wisconsin, on March 28, 2018.Credit: Scott Olson / Getty ImagesTwo kids take part in a March For Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018, in Killeen, Texas.Credit: Scott Olson / Getty ImagesCarlos Tellez, 8, shares his message at a March For Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018, in Round Rock, Texas.Credit: Scott Olson / Getty ImagesPint-sized sit-in: Kids advocate for gun control at a March For Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018 in Round Rock, Texas.Credit: Scott Olson / Getty ImagesAugust Orabka smashes the patriarchy at a Women's March event on January 21, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada.Credit: Sam Morris / Getty Images#VoteThemOut: A girl has a message for the midterm elections at a rally in Chicago, Illinois, on Oct. 13, 2018.Credit: KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP / Getty ImagesFeatured Video For YouSonita Alizadeh performs a powerful rap at Social Good Summit
Kids demand families be reunited at the border on July 26, 2018 in Washington, D.C.Credit: Win McNamee / Getty Images
A boy protests the death of 37-year-old Harith Augustus, who was shot by an officer, on July 15, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.Credit: Scott Olson / Getty Images
Children take to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to stage a demonstration against family separation, on June 21, 2018.Credit: Alex Wong / Getty Images
A young girl protests the family separation crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border on June 5, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.Credit: Scott Olson / Getty Images
A child supports students who participated in 50 Miles More, a gun control march in Wisconsin, on March 28, 2018.Credit: Scott Olson / Getty Images
Two kids take part in a March For Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018, in Killeen, Texas.Credit: Scott Olson / Getty Images
Carlos Tellez, 8, shares his message at a March For Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018, in Round Rock, Texas.Credit: Scott Olson / Getty Images
Pint-sized sit-in: Kids advocate for gun control at a March For Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018 in Round Rock, Texas.Credit: Scott Olson / Getty Images
August Orabka smashes the patriarchy at a Women's March event on January 21, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada.Credit: Sam Morris / Getty Images
#VoteThemOut: A girl has a message for the midterm elections at a rally in Chicago, Illinois, on Oct. 13, 2018.Credit: KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP / Getty Images
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