Georgia protests today. Protesters have descended on the city of stone mountain georgia to counter the three percenters a far right group that requested to hold a 2000 person rally in nearby stone mountain park to. The protests in georgias largest city prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency for all 159 georgia counties on saturday and order the deployment of 3000 georgia national guard. Protests over the death of george floyd in minneapolis police custody spread.
May 30 2020 atlanta georgia national guard units deploy at lenox square as protests continued for a second day. A large group of armed protesters marched through georgias stone mountain park calling for the parks massive confederate carving to be removed. By staff the associated press.
Atlanta protesters vandalized the georgia state patrol headquarters early sunday spraying graffiti and sparking a fire inside the building with fireworks the agency said. As many as 100 people. Clashes at georgia protest over confederate memorial prompt police to move in.
Protests following the death of george floyd a black man who pleaded that he couldnt breathe while he was held down with a knee by a minneapolis police officer have spread nationwide. On top of the protests over the death of george floyd in minnesota atlantans were also outraged by the police killing of another african american man rayshard brooks who was found drunk and asleep in a drive through of a wendys restaurant and stole a. Police departments around the state took to social media.