This is going to get interesting. (Fox 5 News ATL Article)
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - A large group of armed protesters on Saturday marched through Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park, calling for the park’s massive Confederate carving to be removed.
The predominantly Black demonstrators spoke out against the huge sculpture depicting Gen. Robert E. Lee, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. Carved into a granite mountain, the base-relief sculpture is the largest Confederate monument ever crafted.
Stone Mountain State Park police estimated that there were around 200 protesters who came into the park while being escorted by police.
After a few speeches, the protesters left the park before it closed early at 4:30 p.m.
Police described the protest as peaceful with no issues.
Although the park has historically been a gathering spot for white supremacists, the city of Stone Mountain nowadays has a majority-Black population.
The park usually holds a Fourth of July laser show and fireworks display with the carving as a backdrop, but this year’s presentation was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The same night on Univerity Ave in Atlanta where a black man was shot by police during a scuffle, an 8 year old girl was shot and killed by armed BLM type protestors
On Saturday on the other side of town, a well armed/equipped "blacks only" militia marched through the "KKK Capital of the world" (which is hilarious- last time I checked Stone Mountain was and is a shit hole )
My opinion here: I support the first and second amendments. The issue here is assembling to make threats is different than when [predominantly white] veterans gather in similar garb to defend a monument or deter a threat from BLM. BLM is allowed to peacefully assemble as is say ANTIFA, but it's the instigators. This crew was seen shaking hands with a white police office while 1. declaring blacks superior 2. denouncing the police 3. denouncing BLM. Can't wait to see what happens.
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - A large group of armed protesters on Saturday marched through Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park, calling for the park’s massive Confederate carving to be removed.
The predominantly Black demonstrators spoke out against the huge sculpture depicting Gen. Robert E. Lee, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. Carved into a granite mountain, the base-relief sculpture is the largest Confederate monument ever crafted.
Stone Mountain State Park police estimated that there were around 200 protesters who came into the park while being escorted by police.
After a few speeches, the protesters left the park before it closed early at 4:30 p.m.
Police described the protest as peaceful with no issues.
Although the park has historically been a gathering spot for white supremacists, the city of Stone Mountain nowadays has a majority-Black population.
The park usually holds a Fourth of July laser show and fireworks display with the carving as a backdrop, but this year’s presentation was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The same night on Univerity Ave in Atlanta where a black man was shot by police during a scuffle, an 8 year old girl was shot and killed by armed BLM type protestors
On Saturday on the other side of town, a well armed/equipped "blacks only" militia marched through the "KKK Capital of the world" (which is hilarious- last time I checked Stone Mountain was and is a shit hole )
My opinion here: I support the first and second amendments. The issue here is assembling to make threats is different than when [predominantly white] veterans gather in similar garb to defend a monument or deter a threat from BLM. BLM is allowed to peacefully assemble as is say ANTIFA, but it's the instigators. This crew was seen shaking hands with a white police office while 1. declaring blacks superior 2. denouncing the police 3. denouncing BLM. Can't wait to see what happens.
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