Grady College alum Makayla Richards captured images of a protest held in Athens on May 31, 2020.
A recent graduate of the University of Georgia, Azzalea Blair, leads a chant with protesters on May 31, 2020. (Photo/Makayla Richards)
Athens protesters, earlier in the day, were lead by Clarke County District No. 2 Commissioner Mariah Parker on May 31, 2020. (Photo/Makayla Richards)
Protesters ask others if they have water and snacks as they march against police brutality on May 31, 2020 in Athens. (Photo/Makayla Richards)
Protesters posted a "Justice 4 Floyd" sign on the University Arch during a march against police brutality, on May 31, 2020. (Photo/Makayla Richards)
Protesters shield Athens police officers when one person through a water bottle at them on May 31, 2020. (Photo/Makayla Richards)
White protesters create a barrier to protect black protesters against the National Guard on May 31, 2020. (Photo/Makayla Richards)
Protesters stand together in a square in Downtown Athens facing the Athens-Clarke County Police Department and the National Guard. (Photo/Makayla Richards)
Protesters gather in front of the University of Georgia Arch on May 31, 2020, in solidarity with George Floyd, who died in police custody. (Photo/Makayla Richards)
Protesters sit on the Confederate monument in Downtown Athens that was spray painted on May 31, 2020. (Photo/Makayla Richards)
Self-described Antifa group members say they are assembling to protect protesters on May 31, 2020. (Photo/Makayla Richards)
The video below was taken by Grady College alumna Brie Wolfe at the intersection of East Broad and College streets in Athens, Georgia, at 12:05 a.m. on June 1, 2020.
Makayla Richards and Brie Wolfe are alumni of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.
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Athens Residents Met with National Guard Troops, Tear Gas During Protest Downtown
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