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Ahmaud Arbery’s home town unveils street signs honoring his memory

Woman in yellow dress under a street sign
Wanda Cooper-Jones beneath a new street sign honoring her son, Ahmaud Arbery. Photograph: Russ Bynum/AP

A crowd of dozens chanted on a sweltering street corner on Tuesday as Ahmaud Arbery’s home town unveiled new street signs honoring the young Black man who was murdered after being chased by three white men and shot in a nearby Georgia neighborhood – a crime local officials vowed to never forget.

Arbery’s parents joined the memorialization the day after the men responsible for their son’s death received stiff prison sentences in US district court for committing federal hate crimes.

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