Drive around Atlanta and it’s hard not to see murals depicting civil rights icons like John Lewis, C.T. Vivian and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Artist Fabian Williams knows this – he’s painted some of them. But he also says the city should not be afraid to recognize its contemporary leaders too.
“It’s also important for us to take note of the people who are doing the work now and turning opportunities into ways to bring people together and move even closer to an ideal world that Martin Luther King Jr. talked about,” Williams said.
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