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Rep. Tyrone Brooks attends the rehearsal of Moore's Ford Lynching Reenactment at Fuse Arts Center in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

Director Cassandra Greene (left) directs during the rehearsal of Moore's Ford Lynching Reenactment at Fuse Arts Center in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

Rep. Tyrone Brooks talks with actress Dominique Lemon (left) before the rehearsal of Moore's Ford Lynching Reenactment at Fuse Arts Center in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

Rep. Tyrone Brooks (background) watches the rehearsal of Moore's Ford Lynching Reenactment at Fuse Arts Center in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

Casting members (from left) Tywayne Wheatt, Whitney Stallworth, Joseph Grin (behind), Dominique Lemon and Nathan Stowe (right) perform during the rehearsal of Moore's Ford Lynching Reenactment at Fuse Arts Center in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

Director Cassandra Greene (right) directs Nathan Stowe as Rep. Tyrone Brooks (left) looks during the rehearsal of Moore's Ford Lynching Reenactment at Fuse Arts Center in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

Rep. Tyrone Brooks (right) talks with Walter Reeves who will be playing the governor before the rehearsal of Moore's Ford Lynching Reenactment at Fuse Arts Center in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

Toddrick Thomas (foreground left) and Bob Caine perform during the rehearsal of Moore's Ford Lynching Reenactment at Fuse Arts Center in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

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Director Cassandra Greene (left) directs during the rehearsal of Moore's Ford Lynching Reenactment at Fuse Arts Center in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

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