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Unrest from protests in the last week has become so violent that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency on Thursday authorizing the use of as many as 1,000 Georgia National Guard ...
The Children's Crusade, or Children's March, was a march by over 1,000 school students in Birmingham, Alabama on May 2–10, 1963. Initiated and organized by Rev. James Bevel, the purpose of the march was to walk downtown to talk to the mayor about segregation in their city. Many children left their schools and were arrested, set free, and then ...
The George Floyd protests in Atlanta were a series of protests occurring in Atlanta, the capital and largest city of Georgia, United States.The protests were part of the George Floyd protests and, more broadly, the 2020–2021 United States racial unrest, which began shortly after the murder of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020.
Hundreds signed up to offer commentary on much-watched city vote
Protesters threw ping pong balls at Atlanta city council members in protest of Mayor Andre Dickens and the $90 million 'Cop City' training center.
Occupy Atlanta has stated that they hope this action, and similar ones planned in the future, will bring attention to the foreclosure crisis. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] A week later, Occupy Cleveland took similar action and succeeded in preventing the eviction of a family from a foreclosed home; the family were given 30 more days.
Before a crowd of protesters created chaos in this city that embodies African American achievement, Dan and Tracy Sims had a double dose of anxiety: their hometown was under siege and their ...
The proposed location for the facility is the Old Atlanta Prison Farm, and opponents of the facility are concerned about the growth of policing in the city—which has witnessed several protests against police violence following the 2020 murder of George Floyd and the killing of Rayshard Brooks, [1] both by police officers. [2] [3]