Local grassroots organizations will gather at Kansas City’s Swope Park Thursday to celebrate the life and legacy of Rep. John Lewis, according to event organizers.

ATLANTA — Thursday marks five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, the iconic maker of "good trouble," and thousands across the country will honor his memory with a day of action. Almost 1,600 events are planned across the U.S. in tribute to Congressman Lewis as part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" campaign.

An estimate of more than 1,700 people attended an IndivisibleNOCO rally at Dwayne Webster Veterans Park in June. The group will hold an event in honor of the late Congressman John Lewis, Good Trouble Lives On – March in Peace, Act in Power, on Thursday at the park. (Jeff Larson / Courtesy of IndivisibleNOCO)