PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 26: Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) gestures to the crowd as he delivers a speech on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA — Day two of protests in Atlanta against police brutality ended with 70 arrests, according to police. Even with a city curfew in place, ordered by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, people didn’t stay off the streets; a curfew will be in place again Sunday night.
Civil rights activist and Congressman John Lewis, who is battling cancer, posted on social media that he understands their pain, but urged Atlantans to organize and demonstrate peacefully.
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