@Atlanta_Police and @FultonSheriff protecting firefighters. “This is not a protest,” Bottoms said during an emotional news conference late Friday. 1229 - University of Paris strike of 1229, (Paris, France). #atlmarch https://t.co/S7bpyd80pH pic.twitter.com/ZDu27UlSVV. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Protesters are launching water bottles at a tow truck on William Street. ", A moment of silence as the march is set to begin | LIVE coverage on Channel 2 https://t.co/Hb26W0IR6R pic.twitter.com/EJ4GYqyj9E, Attendees are from all over -- Atlanta, Florida, New York, DC, North Carolina and more https://t.co/Hb26W0IR6R pic.twitter.com/hIQUw93Pg2, Hundreds standing in the heat & humidity listening to speakers. ... White-on-Black race riots include the Atlanta riots (1906), the Omaha and Chicago riots (1919), part of a series of riots in the volatile post-World War I environment, and the Tulsa riots (1921). pic.twitter.com/oPbbzEJnNC. Crowd is thinning here on Williams St. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/dDvUI0MZW2. Coverage on @wsbtv Ch 2 Action News. 2. pic.twitter.com/3Ay3s7nJei. The violence that shuddered through this city threatened restaurants, retail stores and businesses already reeling from a coronavirus pandemic. Firefighters were unable to respond immediately to Del Frisco’s because of the large protester presence. NewsChopper 2 feed live on https://t.co/6I6H9lH4vd. But it took a dangerous turn as the night wore on and splinter groups gathered outside the park to engage in testy clashes with law enforcement officers, who at times fired tear gas into crowds that turned barricades into weapons. ATL waking to peaceful morning after largely peaceful demonstrations on streets overnight. Channel 2's Matt Johnson said there are thousands of people in the street. ATLANTA — A group marched through downtown Atlanta Friday in response to recent police shootings. But the outrage over Floyd's death presents a different challenge, as demonstrations spread widely across the nation to protest police brutality. pic.twitter.com/mIHaFmPFwt. Some protesters are starting to disperse. The beleaguered local authorities and Georgia State Patrol officers were reinforced shortly after midnight by Kemp’s order, which activated as many as 500 Georgia National Guard troops. Brian Kemp announced early Saturday that he’d deployed the National Guard to restore calm.Friday’s chaos gave way to order on Saturday as clean-up efforts began.Outside the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame, Fred Turner of Grove Park helped, Windows of downtown businesses were shattered as an earlier peaceful rally in downtown Atlanta turned violent later in the evening on Friday, May 29, 2020. The last time a major protest rocked Atlanta, when Black Lives Matters protesters massed outside the Governor's Mansion in 2016, it was defused by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed when he promised a sit-down with demonstrators. “This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. Peachtree Liquor Store sits at the base of a 23-story building, the floors above filled with hundreds of apartments. Police are not letting them through. Channel 2's Erica Byfield talked to a demonstrator who said they will stay out for "as long as it takes,"  and they want things to remain peaceful. Police are setting up another blockade on Williams Street. White mobs, inflamed by newspaper reports of Black men attacking white women, burned more than 1,000 homes and businesses in the city’s African American neighbourhoods. Just as police officers seemed to contain the violence in downtown Atlanta, large crowds moved north to the affluent Buckhead area. ATLANTA — A group marched through downtown Atlanta Friday in response to recent police shootings. The group is now moving away from CNN, marching now up Marietta toward the state Capitol. Many saying they're going to Piedmont Park pic.twitter.com/pUQGj4Gy3U. Reed said he wants to make sure everyone is safe. Marchers head back towards Centennial Olympic Park. Big-box stores were ransacked and video showed trespassers trying to empty luxury retailers at Phipps Plaza. Protesters block tow truck from getting to truck stuck on Williams St. for hours. Byfield said she saw police heading away from where she was on Ivan Allen. The scene was far different Friday night. Protesters set a police car on fire, struck officers with bottles, vandalized the headquarters of CNN, and broke into a restaurant in downtown Atlanta as a … “You’ve got to clean up your family’s mess.”, Across the street, Katie Labgold and Yvanna Pantner were busily wiping away graffiti as well. Some demonstrators brought their children to the march. He came to the Civil Rights Center to support the @NAACPAtlanta march. The group marching appears to be heading back towards the civil rights museum. Baker St. in @centennial_park toward Peachtree St. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/D1FVBg5uWv, The 2 different crowds continue to march on Marietta, Centennial Olympic Park Dr, Baker and Ivan Allen. LIVE report in 5 min pic.twitter.com/WAMOrmMGDW, Protestors and State Troopers are gone and the Williams Street entrance ramp to I75 is now open #wsbtv pic.twitter.com/dmPLnmGlr8. "That would have burned the whole building because of the alcohol I have in there," he said. The group is heading in the direction of the State Capitol. Protesters remain on Williams Street as GSP troopers hold the line to keep them off I-75/85. Atlanta Riot of 1906, major outbreak of violence in Atlanta, Georgia, that killed at least 12 and possibly as many as 25 African Americans in late September 1906. HAPPENING NOW: Protesters climb truck caught in the middle of the demonstration. The truck is trying to get to a tractor trailer that is stuck further down Williams Street. After the riot, Du Bois penned a poem, “The Litany of Atlanta,” a searing and powerful statement. RIGHT NOW: State troopers continue to block protesters from walking onto interstate. Channel 2's Matt Johnson said there are some drivers who were not frustrated by the traffic. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal Constitution), Violence rocks Atlanta as peaceful protest ends in flames, Atlanta rally against police violence draws hundreds, turns violent, Hip-hop stars T.I., Killer Mike and others try reason amid the chaos, Read Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' plea for her city. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/XYqYEfWYwy. Channel 2's Aaron Diamant said protesters refuse to let the tow truck pass. Recent Georgia State University Devin Mitchell also pitched in. https://t.co/yX0WXYukh7 pic.twitter.com/MvtqRGQD8y. Watch the latest news videos and the top news video clips online at ABC News. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. 2016 – 2016 Milwaukee riots, Sherman Park, August 13–15. Drivers are trying to avoid the marchers that walk through the streets. Atlanta Riot, Atlanta, Georgia. Tens of thousands of protesters appeared in Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Oakland, Boston, Portland, Philadelphia, Richmond, Dallas, Atlanta… Channel 2's Erica Byfield said things are calm towards the back of the line on Williams Street. Atlanta police chief George Turner says they have not had to make an arrest related to Friday's demonstration. The front of CNN Center in Atlanta was the scene of violent protests Friday that resulted in damage to the front of the building and its logo. He says that they have a right to peacefully protest, but he does not want them to get hurt by getting onto the interstate. The group reaches Andrew Young International Boulevard. In Atlanta, demonstrators were galvanized by the fatal shooting of a black man by police in the parking lot of a local fast food restaurant on Friday. Century-Old Race Riot Still Resonates in Atlanta On Sept. 22, 1906, thousands of whites in Atlanta joined together downtown and began attacking and killing the … Demonstrators are surrounding the truck and starting to throw bottles. Mayor @KasimReed just showed up at protest, told protesters he will allow them to continue https://t.co/yX0WXYukh7 pic.twitter.com/e34PzhUB4p, Mayor Reed says Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would never takeover a freeway. The marchers remain peaceful as they prepare to listen to speakers. The group at Centennial Park gathers to listen to speeches. The march is now on Peachtree Street and heading south. log in to manage your profile and account. Channel 2's Mark Winne spotted Georgia State Patrol troopers at the capitol. pic.twitter.com/ehU8finNhP. Protesters stand in front of a truck in Atlanta on July 8, 2016. Carolina Panthers fan in Atlanta? We have intelligence that some are encouraging violence. Another group is further down Williams Street, surrounding and on top of a tractor trailer. While the vast majority were reportedly from the local area, five were homeless and out of 370 arrests, 57 were not local to Georgia. Protests planned for Atlanta. Correction: These marchers are on Luckie St approaching North Ave. #ATLMarch #longdayandnight pic.twitter.com/PHbc2o2XwS. These protestors in front of the downtown connector say they have no intention of leaving. Labgold, a doctoral student in epidemiology, said it “seemed like an immediate action to start the healing process and, long-term, to help to end racist actions and fight white silence.”. When Dr. King was assassinated, we didn’t do this to our city. Channel 2's Tom Jones heard speakers addressing the group and heard the group chanting, "Know justice, know peace. They even hauled off his safe, which had been bolted down. The protesters are now rounding Marietta onto Forsyth. On Saturday morning, the Hardens were there to help clean up. pic.twitter.com/wngoF4OWz2. After the Capitol Hill riot, expect it to go higher. Samuel Harden and his wife usually celebrate Valentine’s Day at McCormick & Schmick’s, a restaurant in CNN Center ransacked Friday night. pic.twitter.com/PSOjVETPbi. A contingent of 100 soldiers was immediately deployed to the Lenox Square Mall area, and authorized to make arrests. Officers ordered protesters to disperse after the demonstration turned into what they called a riot, citing "extensive criminal and dangerous behavior." Police are taking the tractor-trailer away. #gastatepatrol gathered outside the #golddome @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/rYQyZwSHNT. — WSB-TV (@wsbtv) July 10, 2016 In Atlanta, a group of protesters confronted police over Interstates 75 and 85, then moved into the Midtown business district. The march began at Centennial Olympic Park at  6 p.m. and organizers expected more than 1,000 people to show up. This is really a systemic issue. The last time a major protest rocked Atlanta, when Black Lives Matters protesters massed outside the Governor's Mansion in 2016, it was defused by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed when he … “Our goal is to recognize that being anti-racist starts with the individual. The large group starts it's march from the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. A group of demonstrators gather outside the @Ctr4CHR || LIVE UPDATES: https://t.co/dL3Mq6V0s1 pic.twitter.com/awjuQZyvXe. About a dozen protesters now on a tractor-trailer on the corner of William St.https://t.co/Hb26W0IR6R pic.twitter.com/YXEjB3I0AW. City officials said police officers trying to maintain the peace were targeted with knives, eggs, firecrackers and other projectiles. Coverage on @wsbtv Ch 2 Action News. Groups started gathering hours earlier. pic.twitter.com/ojSozmbBhx. Watch every game with us at the Bucket Shop Café, the only Carolina Panthers bar in Atlanta! Mayor assures Atlanta protesters there's no evidence of foul play in Piedmont Park hanging- still trying to notify family of suicide. “It is your duty not to burn your own house down for anger with an enemy,” said a tearful Killer Mike, also known as Michael Render. Byfield said there are police on the scene in their cars. You are disgracing our city. Groups are starting to sit down in the street and on the sidewalks. A crowd moves down Williams St away from connector. 1355 - St. Scholastica riot, (Oxford, England) pic.twitter.com/VdKZcTsIap, Demonstrators moving North on Centennial Olympic Park Drive @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/AQnQqZ0WIm. body found hanging in Piedmont Park earlier this week, Sister, brother win prep wrestling titles at Pennsylvania section meet, Snowboarder dies in second fatal avalanche in British Columbia in as many days, ‘Real Housewives of Dallas’ star Brandi Redmond gives birth to fourth child, Strong winds push sign across street on Las Vegas strip. @wsbtv, "Let's be the best version of ourselves." She said she took part in the peaceful part of the protest early Friday before peeling off when it grew more raucous. Firefighters picking up hose to leave the scene. Kimberly Beaudin, CEO of the heavily damaged College Football Hall of Fame, was also outside sweeping up broken glass Saturday morning and cleaning up the ransacked gift shop. ATLANTA – The exterior of the CNN Center in Downtown Atlanta was heavily vandalized during demonstrations Friday evening over the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died while in police custody.. SKYFOX5 flew over the CNN Center, located at 190 Marietta Street NW, where … Bottoms turned to aging civil rights activists and young hip-hop stars to plead for calm and end to the looting, staging a press conference just blocks away from where the largest group of demonstrators had gathered. Scribed in red: "Justice for George Floyd.". Reed said there is no evidence of foul play. Song, whose father immigrated to the U.S. from Korea and started the business next to Centennial Park in 2002, said the destruction was a “huge shock,” though he is relieved the damage wasn’t worse. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/pYcqkjVn49, GSP troopers block protesters from getting onto the downtown connector. Possibly headed back to @Ctr4CHR, too. “It was just really tough to watch everybody going crazy … I had to come do my part.”. A group of marchers links arms and walks out onto Marietta Street. Meanwhile, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, some arrests have been made in protests there. Coverage @wsbtv Ch 2 @ 4. pic.twitter.com/VKfC51Rh5n, Crowd at civil rights center has doubled in past 1/2 hr. 1182 - (Constantinople, Byzantine Empire). NAACP march organizers in Atlanta said they expect other groups, like Black Lives Matter, to merge with Friday's march. Clean-up begins after night of violence in Atlanta.Spasms of violence shook Atlanta overnight Friday as a peaceful march against police violence transformed into chaos that left parts of the city in flames and shops and restaurants ransacked by looters.Gov. Watch live: https://t.co/kEABjj0n2Z pic.twitter.com/PqQ3RxMOYk. By FOX5, May 29, 2020. Vehicles on fire during a riot in Washington, D.C. on May 30 4. Some drivers not frustrated by traffic. Some protesters started climbing on top of a tractor trailer that is stopped due to the march. There are now two different groups, one in front of the CNN Center, and one at Centennial Olympic Park. Atlanta protest lasting several hours ends with few arrests, Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk. "These guys were thugs," he said, as workers swept up the broken glass from his storefront. Expresses solidarity with #ATLmarch, says, "We have to be heard." ATLANTA — A fire left behind significant damage to an iconic Atlanta structure overnight Wednesday. Groups have backed off from the ramp, but continue to stand out in the street. At least 26 people were arrested. We are too! This is chaos. Organizers said the march will continue to the CNN Center. Huge crowd gathering now on the door step of CNN. Mayor Reed said that some may be encouraging violence at Peachtree Street and International Blvd. The group battles heat and humidity as it prepares to march. Brian Kemp announced early Saturday that he'd deployed the National Guard to restore calm. Rioters burned police cars and smashed their way into stores in downtown Atlanta and Buckhead despite pleas by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and civil rights activists who urged demonstrators to stay home and seek meaningful ways to honor the death of George Floyd. Fire at Del Frisco’s Grille across from Lenox Mall is out. Hundreds now gathered @Ctr4CHR in downtown Atlanta. Gov. The group appears to be marching towards Centennial Olympic Park. Protestors entering/gathering in Centennial Olympic Park. Channel 2's Jason Durden said the march remained peaceful. pic.twitter.com/dwXXDL3iHk. President Barack Obama dismissed the recent violence and destruction in Charlotte, North Carolina by rioters reacting to the shooting of an armed African-American man by an African-American police officer. “I’m just feeling hurt,” he said. Riots broke out in Atlanta on Saturday night following the death of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks on Friday night at a Wendy’s Brooks fought with police, stole their taser gun and was shot dead when he turned to use it on the officers.. On Saturday night a CNN crew was covering the riots at the Wendy’s restaurant when they were attacked.