PHOTOS: Volunteers plant 300 trees at Freedom Park to honor John Lewis

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Carmen Edwards (right), helped by Cheriyon Hillman (left) and her son Sincere Noland, 6, plants a tree during the Saturday planting day to create a living tree tribute to memorialize the late Congressman John Lewis in Freedom Park on February 20, 2021. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is partnering with Freedom Park Conservancy and Trees Atlanta to honor the civil rights icon. A three-day volunteer planting project concludes Sunday, which would have been John Lewis' 81st birthday. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Tracy (left) and Chris Morgan, volunteers from UPS, plant a tree along with other volunteers as part of a three-day effort to create a living tree tribute to memorialize the late Congressman John Lewis in Freedom Park on Saturday, February 20, 2021. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is partnering with Freedom Park Conservancy and Trees Atlanta to honor the civil rights icon. A three-day volunteer planting project concludes Sunday, which would have been John Lewis' 81st birthday. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Volunteers plant trees as part of a three-day effort to create a living tree tribute to memorialize the late Congressman John Lewis in Freedom Park on Saturday, February 20, 2021. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is partnering with Freedom Park Conservancy and Trees Atlanta to honor the civil rights icon. A three-day volunteer planting project concludes Sunday, which would have been John Lewis' 81st birthday. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Dan Keim (left) and Cathy Scott, both volunteers from UPS, plant a tree as part of a three-day effort to create a living tree tribute to memorialize the late Congressman John Lewis in Freedom Park on Saturday, February 20, 2021. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is partnering with Freedom Park Conservancy and Trees Atlanta to honor the civil rights icon. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Lori Hartzog and her son Sully, 6, prepare the ground before they plant a tree as part of a three-day volunteer effort to create a living tree tribute to memorialize the late Congressman John Lewis in Freedom Park on Saturday, February 20, 2021. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

More than 300 blooming trees are ready to be planted over the course of three days in Freedom Park on Saturday, February 20, 2021. Volunteers are assisting the effort to create a living tree tribute to memorialize the late Congressman John Lewis in Freedom Park. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

John Schweikert (left) and his daughter Vivian, 6, prepare before they plant a tree as part of a three-day effort to create a living tree tribute to memorialize the late Congressman John Lewis in Freedom Park on Saturday, February 20, 2021. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Henry "Grant" Lewis, youngest brother of the late Congressman John Lewis, speaks to guests and volunteers during the Saturday planting day in Freedom Park on February 20, 2021. Volunteers are planting trees as part of a three-day effort to create a living tree tribute to memorialize the late congressman. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Carmen Edwards (right), helped by Cheriyon Hillman (left) and her son Sincere Noland, 6, plants a tree during the Saturday planting day to create a living tree tribute to memorialize the late Congressman John Lewis in Freedom Park on February 20, 2021. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is partnering with Freedom Park Conservancy and Trees Atlanta to honor the civil rights icon. A three-day volunteer planting project concludes Sunday, which would have been John Lewis' 81st birthday. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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