Community Denounces Swastikas Found in Metro Atlanta Neighborhoods

ATLANTA, GA — Community leaders and residents across metro Atlanta are condemning acts of hate after multiple swastikas were discovered spray-painted in public spaces over the past week in Roswell, Sandy Springs and the city of Atlanta.

The black swastikas were reported on a hiking trail in Roswell on Dec. 22, at the corner of Drewry and Frederica streets in Atlanta’s Virginia-Highland neighborhood on Dec. 23, and more recently on an overpass in Sandy Springs. Authorities are now investigating the incidents.

In a video shared online, Pastor Brian L. Webb described discovering three swastikas while hiking along the Vickery Creek Trail in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, which is operated by the National Park Service…

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