In Photos: Atlanta celebrates guilty verdicts for Chauvin in George Floyd’s death. Peaceful March.
Like the rest of the world and the United States, Atlanta awaited the verdict Tuesday afternoon for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing George Floyd. At 5 p.m., the verdict was announced: Guilty for all 3 counts.
Rep. Erica Thomas’ Daughter - with her own megaphone, dancing and chanting “no justice, no peace” while in the front of a march in downtown ATL.
Civil rights attorney Gerald Griggs stood with a Black Lives Matter flag at the George Floyd marching in Downtown Atlanta, with the Westin in the background.
“We need to pass the George Floyd Police and Justice Act. We need to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. This is a lifetime battle. And our hope is we will not pass this on to the next generation.
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“I wish Black people and people of color were not constantly traumatized by state-sanctioned violence against us”
With the march blocking side road from Edgewood Avenue through downtown. The marchers chanted, “Guilty, guilty, guilty,” and people in traffic pulled over in their cars or stopped walking on the side of the road and held up fists with the people marching.
Marchers chant, “Hands up, don’t shoot!”
George Floyd Mural on Edgewood Avenue
