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January 20, 2025

Atlanta City Workers Kill Unhoused Man as They Bulldozed Encampment Near Ebenezer Baptist Church
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Atlanta residents are demanding accountability after city workers killed
Cornelius Taylor, an unhoused man, by bulldozing over him as they
cleared an encampment near the Ebenezer Baptist Church ahead of MLK Day
celebrations. Witnesses say the workers did not check the tents
beforehand to make sure they were empty. The group Housing Justice
League said the sweep was part of an effort to present a "false,
sanitized vision of Atlanta," adding, "Everyone deserves to live in
dignity."


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