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    Complete coverage: Atlanta protests

    The Atlanta Police Department continues to investigate and arrest people seen committing crimes in the thick of the protests earlier this summer.
    Crime & Public Safety
    Atlanta police continue to make arrests connected to demonstrations
    Decatur commissioners, seated l-r Mayor Pro Tem Tony Powers and Mayor Patti Garrett, standing l-r Lesa Mayer, Kelly Walsh and George Dusenbury. Courtesy City of Decatur
    Local News
    Decatur’s ‘Black Lives Matter’ street mural to be a community project
    An internal review by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department found that officers were justified in their use of tear gas and rubber bullets against downtown protesters two months ago, the department announced Friday.
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    Athens police justified in use of force against protesters, internal...
    An equestrian statue of John Brown Gordon on the Capitol grounds stands watch over the downtown Atlanta skyline. (Chris Hunt / Special to the AJC) [Captions by PETE CORSON / pcorson@ajc.com]
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    PHOTOS: Confederate memorials in metro Atlanta
    Confederate Veterans of Gwinnett Monument (Old Gwinnett County Courthouse): This monument was dedicated in 1993 by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Perhaps anticipating today’s flag controversies, it includes this quote by Winston Churchill: “Any people with contempt for their heritage have lost faith in themselves and no nation can long survive without pride in its traditions.” PETE CORSON / pcorson@ajc.com AJC FILE PHOTO
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    Gwinnett preservation board recommends removal of Confederate Monument
    Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms reportedly tests positive for coronavirus
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    Atlanta mayor joins other city leaders decrying deployment of federal...
    Confederate Veterans of Gwinnett Monument (Old Gwinnett County Courthouse): This monument was dedicated in 1993 by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Perhaps anticipating today’s flag controversies, it includes this quote by Winston Churchill: “Any people with contempt for their heritage have lost faith in themselves and no nation can long survive without pride in its traditions.” PETE CORSON / pcorson@ajc.com
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    Calls grow for removal of Confederate monument in Lawrenceville
    The Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed by Atlanta police last month was torn down on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Construction crews used an excavator to demolish the charred remains of the University Avenue restaurant. It is not clear who ordered Tuesday’s demolition, which comes a little more than a week after demonstrators who had camped out at the site following Brooks’ death were forced off the property. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
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    Crews raze Wendy’s where police killed Brooks, few there to see it
    Secoriea Turner's parents plead to find her killers | AJC
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    Secoriea Turner’s parents ask community for help
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    Secoriea Turner's parents plead to find her killers | AJC
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