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Anti-slavery activist and author William Still (Chris Chalk, right) talks with a runaway slave in WGN's new series "Underground." Photo: WGN AMERICA

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Atlanta actress Bailey Frankenburg plays a more modern Tiger Lily in the new production of “Peter Pan” and gets to sword fight alongside Peter Pan and Captain Hook. (Courtesy of Matt Murphy)

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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during a town hall on Friday, April 25, 2025, in Atlanta at the Cobb County Civic Center. (Jason Allen/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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