The most incredible photos from student walkouts in protest of gun violence around the country

Exactly one month after one of the deadliest school shootings in US history took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, students across the US took matters into their own hands.

Wednesday was National Walkout Day, in which hundreds of thousands of students across America left school and held protests calling for solutions to gun violence, gun-control legislation, and protection for children in US schools.

Here are the most stunning photos of the protests from around the country:

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Students planned more than 3,000 walkout events on Wednesday.

Source: Associated Press

Students were to walk out of class for 17 minutes.

Source: Associated Press

One minute for every person killed during last month's Florida school shooting.

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