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Atlanta To Change Names Of Streets That Honored Confederacy

Bishop O.C. Allen III stands outside his church, a few feet away from Confederate Avenue, in Atlanta. After years of residents' efforts to change the street's name, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed legislation to rename it to United Avenue on Wednesday. (AP)
Bishop O.C. Allen III stands outside his church, a few feet away from Confederate Avenue, in Atlanta. After years of residents' efforts to change the street's name, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed legislation to rename it to United Avenue on Wednesday. (AP)

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