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Summerhill Riot

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Capitol + Ormond Area; [There are two individuals in this image identified as members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in this image, information written on back of image]View of part of the crowd gathered in the Summerhill neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia during a riot, including people identified as members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee speaking into microphones, while Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. (not pictured) attempts to lead people to Atlanta Stadium to calm the situation.On September 6, 1966 a riot involving several thousand people occurred in the Summerhill neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia after Atlanta police shot a suspected car thief.
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