Protesters march through downtown Lawrence Saturday evening, Nov. 13, 2016, as part of a demonstration against President-elect Donald Trump.

It was a night of slogans — and some back and forth — as several hundred people marched along Massachusetts Street Saturday night in protest of President-elect Donald Trump.

“Love Trumps Hate,” “We reject the president-elect,” and “Not my president,” were among the most frequent rallying cries as a string of protesters more than two blocks long marched through downtown Lawrence. Along the way they were met by a handful of Trump supporters with shouts of “God bless America; Trump is your president,” and “Give him a chance.”

“We have to change the system,” Jazzmin Matchette, a Lawrence High School senior and an organizer of the protest, told a crowd gathered at the South Park bandstand before the march. “We have to get rid of the Electoral College, and we have to have more than two parties to choose from.”

Matchette estimated the crowd at about 500 people. Trump protests in some cities across the country reported violence and looting, but there were no signs of any such disruptions during Saturday’s march in Lawrence. Matchette said she was aware of no incidents, other than a few sharp exchanges of words.

For the most part, the night was an opportunity for Trump opponents to vent their frustrations.

“We were really getting somewhere with the idea of peace,” said Chantel Guzman, of Lawrence. “Now it just feels like we are moving backwards again.”

Some speakers also urged members of the crowd to do their part to end divisions, and look for ways to work even with the people they do not agree with.

“People change with love, not hate,” Alicia Madison told the crowd. “Together we are going to tear down this wall of bigotry and hatred.”

Among other issues frequently discussed by the protesters were equal rights for women, minorities, and members of the LGBT community. Support for allowing Syrian refugees into the country also was often expressed.

Jackson Brungardt, of Lawrence, was among the handful of Trump supporters who interacted with the protesters as they marched. He urged the crowd to give Trump a chance. He said he didn’t object to the protest because everyone has the right to assemble under the First Amendment, but he said he also was confident the event wasn’t going to be productive.

“You might be able to get the issue of same-sex marriage changed through protests, but you are not going to get the president-elect changed,” Brungardt said. “That’s not how the country works.”

But several protesters said they did believe the event, and others like it, would have a tangible impact in time.

“In two years, I will vote, and I hope to change Congress,” Guzman said of the midterm elections for members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

Multiple speakers did urge members of the crowd to get registered to vote and to participate in all levels of local, state and national elections.