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Fate of Stone Mountain, other confederate monuments up for debate

An openly white supremacist President and stunning violence from white supremacists around the country has reignited a debate about this country’s history and how we remember it. In Georgia, discussions about Confederate monuments — and whether or not they should stay up — have prompted protests in Atlanta and Augusta. Leaders from around the state have had a range of responses, with the likes of U.S. Sen. David Perdue and civil rights icon Andrew Young

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