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Protest turns into hours of chaos, violence in Atlanta
Protesters made their way from downtown Atlanta and into Buckhead late Friday, damaging businesses, looting and leaving behind a path of destruction.Atlanta police officers were joined by other metro law enforcement agencies in trying to thwart the protesters. Late Friday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp deployed members of the National Guard to the Lenox area.What began Friday afternoon as a peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis turned into chaos as marchers returned from the state capital to the CNN Center. Various fires were set downtown and in Buckhead, and early...…Protesters made their way from downtown Atlanta and into Buckhead late Friday, damaging businesses, looting and leaving behind a path of destruction.Atlanta police officers were joined by other metro law enforcement agencies in trying to thwart the protesters. Late Friday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp deployed members of the National Guard to the Lenox area.What began Friday afternoon as a peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis turned into chaos as marchers returned from the state capital to the CNN Center. Various fires were set downtown and in Buckhead, and early...WW…
Monuments to honor John Lewis’ legacy in the works
Some 40 miles north of downtown Atlanta, in a Cumming home art studio, John Lewis is rising out of 800 pounds of clay.Meticulously, sculptor Gregory Johnson shapes the tiny eagles dangling off the Presidential Medal of Freedom draped around the neck of Lewis.“I want to get this right,” said Johnson. “I want this to look like he is gonna step off that pedestal and shake your hand.”Across the country, ideas are being floated for the best ways to permanently honor the life and legacy of a civil rights giant who spent 33 years in the U.S. House of Representatives.But Rodney Cook Jr. knew...…Some 40 miles north of downtown Atlanta, in a Cumming home art studio, John Lewis is rising out of 800 pounds of clay.Meticulously, sculptor Gregory Johnson shapes the tiny eagles dangling off the Presidential Medal of Freedom draped around the neck of Lewis.“I want to get this right,” said Johnson. “I want this to look like he is gonna step off that pedestal and shake your hand.”Across the country, ideas are being floated for the best ways to permanently honor the life and legacy of a civil rights giant who spent 33 years in the U.S. House of Representatives.But Rodney Cook Jr. knew...WW…
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