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    • Complete coverage: Atlanta protests

    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
    10/6/2020 - Stone Mountain, Georgia - Individuals stand at a distance from one another while participating in a Stone Mountain Action Coalition Òprayer for our parkÓ event at the flag terrace at the Stone Mountain walk-up trail in Stone Mountain, Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Faith leaders gathered and prayed for peace, compassion, healing, integrity, endurance, love and understanding for hopes of bringing change to Stone Mountain Park. ÒAs the [Stone Mountain] Park continues to serve as a rally point for hate groups and violence, SMAC believes it is more important than ever to demonstrate the desperate need for peace and extraordinary opportunity it has to serve as a place of unity,Ó said a flyer give out by the Stone Mountain Action Coalition. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
    Local News
    Stone Mountain Park official: Confederate flags protected by law
    An 8-foot fence will be erected around the Georgia State Capitol as officials look to increase security at the Gold Dome.
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    8-foot fence will surround Georgia State Capitol
    10/6/2020 - Stone Mountain, Georgia - Rev. Steven Dial Sr. offers a prayer for love and understanding during a Stone Mountain Action Coalition "prayer for our park" event at the flag terrace at the Stone Mountain walk-up trail in Stone Mountain, Tuesday, October 6, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
    Local News
    ‘We are here to endure’: Group prays for changes at Stone Mountain
    Local News
    Stone Mountain Memorial Association cancels much-anticipated meeting
    Sir Maejor Page (middle) was arrested Friday after authorities said he used donations intended for the Black Lives Matter movement to buy tailored suits, guns and a home in Ohio. This 2016 photo shows Page along with then-Mayor Kasim Reed (left) and Police Chief George Turner after Reed met with Black Lives Matter protesters. (AJC File Photo BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM)
    News
    Atlanta-based activist faces federal fraud charges over BLM funds
    Authorities are searching for a person accused of pepper-spraying an Atlanta police officer during last month's protest downtown.
    Crime & Public Safety
    Person sought after pepper-spraying cop at Atlanta protest
    The Avondale Alliance for Racial Justice protesters hold up signs as cars drive by in Avondale Estates's downtown strip Saturday, August 29, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
    Local News
    Avondale Estates reckons with history, eyes a more ‘welcoming’ future
    Anita Jordan, owner of Benu Glass Creations, packs up her belongings as she prepares to move out of the building she's been renting in Stone Mountain Village. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
    DeKalb County
    After clashes between armed protesters, locals paint a different picture of life in...
    Protesters and police face off in downtown Atlanta Tuesday evening, Aug. 25, 2020. BEN GRAY FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
    Intown Atlanta
    Atlanta protests over Jacob Blake shooting end in precinct damage, 8 arrests
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