Police Arrive in Force to Disperse Rally for Georgia Confederate Monument

A woman argues with a protester during a rally in support of Confederate monuments in Stone Mountain, Ga., on Aug. 15, 2020. Lynsey Weatherspoon/Getty Images

Police officers in riot gear arrived in Stone Mountain, Georgia, after hours of heated interactions between demonstrators and counter-demonstrators on Aug. 15.

Despite the closure of Stone Mountain Park, where ralliers planned to gather in support of the Confederate monument, hundreds turned out.