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Mon., April 11, 2011 2:18pm
A new marker now stands at the site where Union General William T. Sherman ordered what’s known as the “Burning of Atlanta.”
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Tue., February 22, 2011 2:38pm
Groups opposed to legislation that would affect Georgia’s immigrants rallied at the state capitol today. Latino and civil rights groups are warning that any bill encouraging racial profiling will be fought in court.
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Fri., February 18, 2011 6:13pm
A state senator is honoring Shirley Sherrod, the former Agriculture Department official who was forced to resign her position after being falsely accused of making racist comments.
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Mon., December 13, 2010 6:57pm
Prisoners at Hays, Macon, Telfair, and Smith state prisons placed on lockdown Thursday when the department of corrections learned of a coordinated strike effort . Officials say the lockdowns will continue until an internal security review is complete.
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Wed., October 27, 2010 2:03pm
NAACP officials announced interim officers for the Albany-Dougherty chapter on Tuesday.
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Wed., October 20, 2010 12:46pm
The NAACP and Tea Party in Rome are coming together to hold a political candidate forum on Thursday. The unlikely union came out of a scheduling conflict when both groups planned to hold forums on the same day and location.
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Thu., July 8, 2010 5:45pm
A coalition of civil right groups are now joining the U.S. Justice Department as defendants in a lawsuit brought on by the state of Georgia over a voter verification process.
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Wed., April 7, 2010 4:44pm
Two dozen civil rights activists rallied at the state capitol today for fai
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Mon., April 5, 2010 4:52pm
The civil rights organization filed a lawsuit saying historically-black col
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Sat., December 12, 2009 11:32am
Carlton Gray is scheduled to die Wednesday for several of the 1970's Columb