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Atlanta saw one of the ugliest nights of protests the city has ever seen has protestors took to the streets after sunset to cause havoc to downtown Atlanta. Businesses on the Marietta strip of downtown were destroyed, and some even burned.

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The night did start peaceful, as many folks from the city held peaceful protests in response to George Floyd, But once the night fell protestors got violent and started breaking windows, spray painting walls, and burning buildings.

The cleanup started early Saturday morning as crews took to the destruction and start to rebuild the city.

A Night Of Pain In Atlanta Turns To Chaos: A Timeline In Photos  was originally published on hotspotatl.com

1. Atlanta Protest Held In Response To Police Custody Death Of Minneapolis Man George Floyd

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ATLANTA, GA – MAY 29: Police officers are seen during a protest over the Minneapolis death of George Floyd while in police custody on May 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Demonstrations are being held across the U.S. after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) 

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