PHOTOS: Atlanta responds to Ferguson decision

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PHOTOS: Atlanta responds to Ferguson decision

Images from Atlanta on Nov. 25, 2014, in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown.

Atlanta police in riot gear help keep protesters moving down Peachtree Street in Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

A Wells Fargo security guards protect the bank and watches over protesters after they broke out the front window of the building on Peachtree Street during protests in Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Atlanta police in riot gear keep protesters moving down Peachtree Street in Atlanta on Tuesday night, Nov. 25, 2014, in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown, CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Protesters face off with Atlanta police after they forced them out of the road to the side walk on Peachtree Street in Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Atlanta police force protesters from the road to the side walk on Peachtree Street and keep them moving in Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown . CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

A Wells Fargo security guard protects the bank and watches over protesters after they broke out the front window of the building on Peachtree Street during protests in Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Atlanta police tend to a woman lying on the side walk on Decatur Street after protesters shut down I-75/85 North in Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. It was unclear if the woman was injured during the protest or being arrested. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Wells Fargo security guards protect the bank and watch over protesters after they broke out the front window of the building on Peachtree Street during protests in Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Wells Fargo security guards protect the bank and watch over protesters after they broke out the front window of the building on Peachtree Street during protests in Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Protesters march the streets in Atlanta a day after the decision from a Missouri grand jury to not indict Ferguson, Missouri, officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of an unarmed teen. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Jamel Rivera, Sandy Springs, walks down Peachtree Street joining in a protest at Underground Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Jamel Rivera, Sandy Springs, walks down Peachtree Street joining in a protest at Underground Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Sidney Breedlove, Atlanta, gathers his thoughts on Nov. 25, 2014, joining in a protest at Underground Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

A group of around 40 protesters gather at Woodruff Park in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Bishop Nesby (from left), Anthony Hegler, and Manny Berry, all from Kennesaw State University, join in a protest at Undereground Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown. The men are holding what they say are photographs of unarmed African Americans that have been shot and killed by law enforcement officers. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Protesters hold signs at Underground Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Atlanta police tend to a woman laying on the side walk on Decatur Street after protesters shut down I-75/85 North in Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown. It was unclear if the woman was injured during the protest or being arrested. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Police seal of Decatur Street during protests in Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Tears fall down the face of a protestor during a rally organized by Atlanta organization "Shut It Down Atlanta" following the decision from a Missouri grand jury to not indict Ferguson officer Darren Wilson, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Atlanta. (SPECIAL/BRANDEN CAMP)

Protesters march the streets in Atlanta a day after following the decision from a Missouri grand jury to not indict Ferguson, Missouri, officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of an unarmed teen. (SPECIAL/BRANDEN CAMP)

Protesters march the streets during a protest following the decision from a Missouri grand jury to not indict Ferguson officer Darren Wilson, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Atlanta. (SPECIAL/BRANDEN CAMP)

Protesters march the streets in Atlanta a day after following the decision from a Missouri grand jury to not indict Ferguson, Missouri, officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of an unarmed teen.(SPECIAL/BRANDEN CAMP)

Protesters block all lanes of Interstate 75/85 northbound near the state capitol building one day after the Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Mike Brown, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Tulis)

Protesters march the streets in Atlanta a day after following the decision from a Missouri grand jury to not indict Ferguson, Missouri, officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of an unarmed teen. (SPECIAL/BRANDEN CAMP)

Protesters march the streets in Atlanta a day after following the decision from a Missouri grand jury to not indict Ferguson, Missouri, officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of an unarmed teen. (SPECIAL/BRANDEN CAMP)

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Atlanta police in riot gear help keep protesters moving down Peachtree Street in Atlanta in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Ferguson, MO., teen Michael Brown. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

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