People in both groups carried rifles. Right-wing groups led by an Arkansas group called Confederate States III%, had applied for a permit to hold a rally in Stone Mountain Park, where there's a giant sculpture of Confederate leaders. A person speaks into a bullhorn while pointing at a Confederate monument carved into granite on Stone Mountain in this June file photo. (Dustin Chambers/Reuters)But the Stone Mountain Memorial Association denied the permit on Aug. 4, citing a violent clash between groups in April 2016, spokesman John Bankhead said. The predominantly Black demonstrators on July 4 spoke out against the huge sculpture depicting Gen. Robert E. Lee, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Gen. Thomas J.

Source: CBC News August 15, 2020 23:31 UTC