It’s been 57 years since the March on Washington and race relations once again are front and center.
Thousands of people are gathering in Washington, D.C. to protest police brutality. This comes on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
But it’s not just Washington where rallies are taking place. Channel 2′s Lori Wilson is in southwest Atlanta where a group is marching on Peeples Street.
The group had planned to join Friday’s march in the Capitol. But when Georgia became a COVID-19 hot spot, that plan changed. They decided for health and safety reasons to gather in front of the National Action Network’s local office.
Wilson spoke to the president of the Atlanta chapter, who said today is also about mobilizing voters and bringing attention to the national issues.
“It’s kind of shameful to know that we still have to deal with the same issues that have come back,” Ed McGee said. “People are getting hurt. People are hurting.”
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