John Amis
Confederate flag rally participants perch atop Stone Mountain protest what they believe is an attack on their southern heritage during a rally at the park, Saturday, August 1, 2015. In South Carolina, activity centered on the Confederate battle flag displayed at the state Capitol, but with that flag gone, Stone Mountain has emerged as a central battleground between two camps. (Photo/John Amis)
John Amis
Confederate flag rally participant Mike Milligan, left, shakes hands with a man pretending to be "Roots" TV show slave character Kunta Kinte during a protest for what they believe is an attack on their southern heritage during a rally at Stone Mountain Park, Saturday, August 1, 2015. In South Carolina, activity centered on the Confederate battle flag displayed at the state Capitol, but with that flag gone, Stone Mountain has emerged as a central battleground between two camps. (Photo/John Amis)
John Amis
Confederate flag rally participants march past the carved monument on their way to the top in protest of what they believe is an attack on their southern heritage during a rally at Stone Mountain Park, Saturday, August 1, 2015. In South Carolina, activity centered on the Confederate battle flag displayed at the state Capitol, but with that flag gone, Stone Mountain has emerged as a central battleground between two camps. (Photo/John Amis)
John Amis
Confederate flag rally participants march past the carved monument on their way to the top in protest of what they believe is an attack on their southern heritage during a rally at Stone Mountain Park, Saturday, August 1, 2015. In South Carolina, activity centered on the Confederate battle flag displayed at the state Capitol, but with that flag gone, Stone Mountain has emerged as a central battleground between two camps. (Photo/John Amis)
John Amis
Confederate flag rally participants climb Stone Mountain as they protest what they believe is an attack on their southern heritage during a rally at Stone Mountain Park, Saturday, August 1, 2015. In South Carolina, activity centered on the Confederate battle flag displayed at the state Capitol, but with that flag gone, Stone Mountain has emerged as a central battleground between two camps. (Photo/John Amis)
John Amis
An antagonist is warned by police as he follows Confederate flag rally participants up Stone Mountain as they protest what they believe is an attack on their southern heritage during a rally at Stone Mountain Park, Saturday, August 1, 2015. In South Carolina, activity centered on the Confederate battle flag displayed at the state Capitol, but with that flag gone, Stone Mountain has emerged as a central battleground between two camps. (Photo/John Amis)
John Amis
Atop Stone Mountain a confederate flag rally participant puts his hand on his weapon while an antagonizer at right shouts at him and a police officer calms the escalation, as sympathizers protest what they believe is an attack on their southern heritage during a rally at Stone Mountain Park, Saturday, August 1, 2015. In South Carolina, activity centered on the Confederate battle flag displayed at the state Capitol, but with that flag gone, Stone Mountain has emerged as a central battleground between two camps. (Photo/John Amis)
John Amis
Confederate flag rally participants march up Stone Mountain in protest of what they believe is an attack on their southern heritage during a rally at Stone Mountain Park, Saturday, August 1, 2015. In South Carolina, activity centered on the Confederate battle flag displayed at the state Capitol, but with that flag gone, Stone Mountain has emerged as a central battleground between two camps. (Photo/John Amis)
John Amis
Confederate flag rally participant Janet Little sits in a wheelchair atop Stone Mountain as a militia member walks past her as they join others protesting what they believe is an attack on their southern heritage during a rally at Stone Mountain Park, Saturday, August 1, 2015. In South Carolina, activity centered on the Confederate battle flag displayed at the state Capitol, but with that flag gone, Stone Mountain has emerged as a central battleground between two camps. (Photo/John Amis)
Curtis Compton
Billy Bearden, from Buchanan, with the Haralson Invincibles Sons of Confederate Veterans, waves his flag at the base of the mountain after a pro-Confederate flag rally at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, August 1, 2015, in Stone Mountain. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
Curtis Compton
Betty Bishop, of Temple, Georgia, waves her flag during a pro-Confederate flag rally at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, in Stone Mountain. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
John Amis
A militia member walks next to two counter protesters as they march through a large group of Confederate flag sympathizers protesting what they believe is an attack on their southern heritage during a rally at Stone Mountain Park, Saturday, August 1, 2015. In South Carolina, activity centered on the Confederate battle flag displayed at the state Capitol, but with that flag gone, Stone Mountain has emerged as a central battleground between two camps. (Photo/John Amis)
John Amis
Stone Mountain Police separate two people confronting a large group of pro-Confederate flag demonstrators while they protest what they believe is an attack on their southern heritage during a rally at Stone Mountain Park, Saturday, August 1, 2015. In South Carolina, activity centered on the Confederate battle flag displayed at the state Capitol, but with that flag gone, Stone Mountain has emerged as a central battleground between two camps. (Photo/John Amis)
