Activists and civil rights leaders are calling on the City of Atlanta to stop clearing homeless encampments following the death of Cornelius Taylor last week.
Witnesses said a city construction vehicle killed Taylor while he was still in his tent along Old Wheat Street in Atlanta.
Before Thursday’s city council meeting, members of his family joined organizers from Housing Justice League and longtime activists Reverend Timothy McDonald and Attorney Mawuli Davis on the steps of City Hall.
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