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How to get tickets for Barack Obama’s campaign rally at Morehouse College

PRESIDENT OBAMA ADDRESSES MOREHOUSE MEN--051913 ATLANTA: President Barack Obama delivers the commencement speech at Morehouse College on Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM
PRESIDENT OBAMA ADDRESSES MOREHOUSE MEN--051913 ATLANTA: President Barack Obama delivers the commencement speech at Morehouse College on Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM
Oct 31, 2018

If you want tickets to see former President Barack Obama make his pitch Friday afternoon for Democrat Stacey Abrams in Georgia's governor's race at Morehouse College, you'll have a few hours to do so.

The state’s Democratic Party has set up 11 locations statewide to get two free tickets - first-come, first-serve - from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The locations are:

Albany Campaign Office – 141 W Broad Avenue, Albany, GA 31701
The Gathering Spot – 384 Northyards Blvd NW, Building 100, Atlanta, GA 30313
Zucot Gallery – 100 Centennial Olympic PK DR SW, Atlanta, GA 30313

Augusta Campaign Office – 601 Broad Street, Augusta, GA 30901

Cobb Campaign Office – 591 Cherokee Street, Marietta, GA 30060

Columbus Campaign Office – 1828 Midtown Drive, Columbus, GA 31906

DeKalb Campaign Office – 4185 Snapfinger Woods Drive, Decatur, GA 30035
Gwinnett Campaign Office  – 2100 Pleasant Hill Road (Inside Gwinnett Place Mall), Suite 243, Duluth, GA 30096

East Point Campaign Office – 2605 Ben Hill Road, East Point, GA 30344

Macon Campaign Office – 1343 Georgia Avenue, Macon, GA 31201
Savannah Campaign Office – 713 E 65th Street, Savannah, GA 31305

People are asked to provide an address, phone number, and email for both ticket holders upon ticket pick-up.

The rally is scheduled at Morehouse’s Forbes Arena, starting at 5 p.m.

Obama has some familiarity with the Atlanta college. He gave the 2013 commencement address at Morehouse.

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Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He is the newsroom's education editor. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eric is active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists.

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