Behind the lens - Protests: Curtis Compton

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Behind the lens - Protests: Curtis Compton

060320 Atlanta: Atlanta Police officer J. Coleman (left) and protester Elijah Raffington, Sandy Springs, give each other a fist bump while an Atlanta Police bicycle unit blocking Marietta Street at Centennial Olympic Park Drive kneel down with protesters in a symbolic gesture of solidarity outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a sixth day of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

053120 Atlanta: HBCU organizer Jauan Durbin speaks to hundreds of HBCU students after marching from Cleopas R. Johnson Park to Centennial Olympic Park to peacefully protest the recent death of George Floyd on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060320 Atlanta: An Atlanta Police Department bicycle unit faces down the crowd on Marietta Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive at Olympic Park during a sixth day of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060320 Atlanta: Nathan Knight (far right), President DeKalb County SCLC, joins the protesters on Marietta Street at Centennial Olympic Park Drive outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a sixth day of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

053120 Atlanta: A protester throws tear gas back at police as they clash during the third day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060320 Atlanta: Protesters begin to form a line of solidarity around Olympic Park beginning at the Olympic rings during a sixth day of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060320 Atlanta: Nathan Knight, President DeKalb County SCLC, joins the protesters who say they canâÃÃ´t breath on Marietta Street at Centennial Olympic Park Drive outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a sixth day of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

053120 Atlanta: Riot police are backed up by dozen of Georgia Army National Guard soldiers outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during the third day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

053120 Atlanta: Morehouse School of Medicine police officer Joseph R. Chevalier, Jr., (center wear police vest), other law enforcement officials and HBCU employees circle for a prayer is support of hundreds of thier HBCU students as the students prepare to march from Cleopas R. Johnson Park to Centennial Olympic Park to peacefully protest the recent death of George Floyd on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

053120 Atlanta: Police advance after firing tear gas at protesters during the third day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060120 Atlanta: A SWAT team makes its way down Centennial Olympic Park Drive after breaking up a crowd of protesters after curfew during a fourth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060220 Atlanta: More than 2000 protesters fill Marietta Street at Centennial Olympic Park Drive outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

053120 Atlanta: HBCU student Quincey Wilson makes a protest sign as hundreds of HBCU students prepare to march from Cleopas R. Johnson Park to Centennial Olympic Park to peacefully protest the recent death of George Floyd on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

053120 Atlanta: Minister Ann Breedlove spends her Sunday with an American flag and her Bible promoting love and peace at Lenox Square shopping mall where protesters vandalized stores following the recent death of George Floyd on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Atlanta. Breedlove said âÃÃºpeople need to come together in love. Things have to change so we have more justice.âÃÃ¹ Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060120 Lawrenceville: Eva Fields (right), Stone Mountain, and hundreds of protesters gather outside Lawrenceville City Hall as protests continue for a fourth day around metro Atlanta over the death of George Floyd on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Lawrenceville. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

053120 Atlanta: A protester stands on top of a crossing box on Marietta Street outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during the third day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

053120 Atlanta: RA protester reacts to being hit with tear gas during the third day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

053120 Atlanta: Riot police face off with protesters outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during the third day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

053120 Atlanta: A protester covers her face running through tear gas from advancing law enforcement officials clearing the street after curfew during the third day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060120 Atlanta: In a show of peace and solidarity law enforcement officials with riot shields take a knee before protesters during a fourth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

053120 Atlanta: A protester puts his hands up urging a law enforcement officer with a tear gas gun not to shoot at him from Olympic Park during the third day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060120 Atlanta: A protesters is taken into custody after curfew during a fourth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060120 Lawrenceville: Protesters block South Clayton Street a few blocks from Lawrenceville City Hall as protests continue for a fourth day around metro Atlanta over the death of George Floyd on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Lawrenceville. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060120 Atlanta: Protesters are taken into custody after curfew during a fourth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060120 Lawrenceville: Protesters block South Clayton Street a few blocks from Lawrenceville City Hall as protests continue for a fourth day around metro Atlanta over the death of George Floyd on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Lawrenceville. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060120 Lawrenceville: A protester and a law enforcement official face off in Lawrenceville as protests continue for a fourth day around metro Atlanta over the death of George Floyd on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Lawrenceville. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060120 Lawrenceville: A law enforcement official watches over protesters on South Clayton Street a few blocks from Lawrenceville City Hall during a fourth day of unrest around metro Atlanta over the death of George Floyd on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Lawrenceville. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060120 Lawrenceville: Protesters and police face off on South Clayton Street a few blocks from Lawrenceville City Hall as protests continue for a fourth day around metro Atlanta over the death of George Floyd on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Lawrenceville. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060220 Atlanta: Starting with a softer approach a Atlanta Police bycycle unit blocks the street in front of protesters outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060220 Atlanta: Showing respect and solidarity an Atlanta Police officer in a bicycle unit joins hands with a protester during a street face off outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

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060320 Atlanta: Atlanta Police officer J. Coleman (left) and protester Elijah Raffington, Sandy Springs, give each other a fist bump while an Atlanta Police bicycle unit blocking Marietta Street at Centennial Olympic Park Drive kneel down with protesters in a symbolic gesture of solidarity outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a sixth day of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

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