Protesters in Atlanta Vandalize ‘Peace Monument’ After Mistaking It for Confederate Symbol

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Penny Starr
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Protesters climb and spray-paint a Confederate monument Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The peace monument at the 14th Street entrance depicts an angel of peace stilling the hand of a Confederate soldier about to fire his rifle. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
The monument that was attacked in Atlanta by protesters was to advance reconciliation, not honor the Confederate cause.

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