In February, Ahmaud Arbery was killed in a neighborhood in Glynn County, near Brunswick, Georgia. For months afterward, his family, residents and activists worked to bring attention to Arbery’s case.
After a graphic video showing the slaying was leaked, sparking national outrage, the area’s sleepy reputation was forever changed by a wave of social activism. Protesters took to the streets in the area, undeterred by the emerging COVID-19 pandemic. And in May, months after Arbery was killed, three white men were arrested and charged in Arbery’s death.
With a motions hearing set for Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. Friday, Arbery’s family has put out a call for the community and activists to show up once again at the courthouse that morning.
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