Politics & Government
NAACP March Happening in Atlanta Friday Evening
Other marches that were planned likely will roll into the NAACP demonstration, organizers say.
ATLANTA, GA -- Groups were beginning to gather Friday afternoon for what are expected to be large marches in the wake of highly publicized police officer shootings of young, black men.
The NAACP plans a "March For Justice" at Centennial Olympic Park beginning at 6 p.m.
As of about 4 p.m., protesters were already gathering at the National Center For Civil and Human Rights for the March.
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People Are Already Here! National Center For Civil And Human Rights! March & Rally Starts At 6pm. https://t.co/EkzRfLUvET
— Frank Ski (@FRANKSKI) July 8, 2016
Hundreds at the Civil Rights Center preparing for tonight’s 6pm march. #BlackLivesMatter @NAACPAtlanta pic.twitter.com/qC9gSY6fbX
— Matt Johnson (@MJohnsonWSB) July 8, 2016
Organizers were expecting more than 1,000 people for the march.
The march comes a day after a similar demonstration in Dallas was marred by a deadly sniper attack, in which five police officers were killed and seven others wounded.
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Like the Dallas march, the one in Atlanta is a response to the recent police-involved shootings of Alton Sterling, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile, in St. Paul, Minnesota.
NAACP officials told WSB-TV they expect other marches planned for Friday, including one by the Black Lives Matter movement, to fold into their march.
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