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Caravan to bring protesters to Sylvania, Statesboro
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Betty Lewis, left, speaks out for her husband Julian as about 200 gathered around the Sylvania City Hall for a candlelight vigil remembering Julian Lewis on Friday, Aug. 14. Civil rights advocates issued a “call to action” Monday, urging people from Atlanta and other cities across the state to join a protest for justice Saturday in Sylvania.
Civil rights advocates issued a “call to action” Monday, urging people from Atlanta and other cities across the state to join a protest for justice Saturday in Sylvania. The “Justice Caravan for Julian Lewis” is to “demand the release” of police video and to bring awareness and change regarding police use of force. Lewis was killed Aug. 7 during a traffic stop by a Georgia state trooper who has been since fired and charged with murder.
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