A small but spirited crowd braced the cold Friday evening and trekked to downtown Atlanta to protest the death of Tyre Nichols, who died following a brutal encounter with five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee.

Read Zachary Hansen and Caroline Silva’s wrap-up article on Friday night’s events: Tyre Nichols video prompts small, peaceful gathering in Atlanta

The National Guard is on standby near the Georgia Capitol on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Orange Crush event organizers George Turner and Steven Smalls at the Tybee Pier on March 6, 2025 on Tybee Island, GA.(Justin Taylor/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks to constituents during a Town Hall his office held on Friday, April 25, 2025, in Atlanta, at Cobb County Civic Center. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

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