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Occupy Wall Street Marks Anniversary With Arrests

More than 100 people were arrested for disorderly conduct.
09/17/2012
Occupy Wall Street sparked a protest movement that has taken root in cities across the country and abroad.  Here are some of the triumphs and confrontations that occurred this year. - While Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said at first that he was onboard with Occupy Atlanta protesters, the group would be eventually evicted from a downtown park on Oct. 26, resulting in 52 arrests.  In early November, Occupy protesters received a boost of support from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a group linked to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Montgomery Bus Boycott(Photo: David Goldman , AP Photo)

Occupy Around the U.S.—A Look Back

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Crips and Bloods Find Common Ground in Occupy Movement

Gang rivals set aside differences to join Atlanta protest.
11/08/2011
Occupy Wall Street sparked a protest movement that has taken root in cities across the country and abroad.  Here are some of the triumphs and confrontations that occurred this year. - While Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said at first that he was onboard with Occupy Atlanta protesters, the group would be eventually evicted from a downtown park on Oct. 26, resulting in 52 arrests.  In early November, Occupy protesters received a boost of support from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a group linked to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Montgomery Bus Boycott(Photo: David Goldman , AP Photo)

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Organization Willing to Assist Occupy Atlanta

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference seeks to help.
11/04/2011
Occupy Oakland Gets Violent - Scott Olsen, 24, an ex-Marine and veteran of the Iraq War, suffered a fractured skull when police flung an object — possibly a tear gas canister — at a group of Occupy Oakland protesters on Tuesday. Other demonstrators rushed to his aid but, to their surprise, as they helped Olsen, an officer tossed another canister toward the group, a video shows.(Photo: AP Photo/Jay Finneburgh)

Occupy Movement Reaches a Critical Moment

Despite pressure, demonstrators continue to protest.
10/27/2011

Tear Gas Used on Oakland Occupy Protesters

Cities are becoming less tolerant of the “occupation.”
10/26/2011
March for Jobs and Justice in Washington D.C. - In an effort to reflect their disapproval of the lack of jobs, hundreds of people marched from the Washington monument to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Saturday in a rally and march headed by Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and other civil rights organizations.(Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESSAP)

Bring That Week Back: Oct. 18

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Occupy Atlanta Protesters Evicted From Park - Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed issued an executive order Wednesday, Oct.  12 requiring Occupy Atlanta protesters to vacate the six acres of Atlanta’s Woodruff Park by Monday.  As protesters readied themselves to go to jail on Monday, the mayor announced that they could remain camped out in the park until Nov. 7.(Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESSAP)

Occupy Atlanta Protesters Evicted From Park

Mayor says protesters are violating a city ordinance.
10/12/2011