Article 62B7G Ahmaud Arbery’s hometown unveils street signs honoring his memory

Ahmaud Arbery’s hometown unveils street signs honoring his memory

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Officials designated a 2.7-mile stretch in Brunswick, Georgia, as Honorary Ahmaud Arbery Street, vowing to never forget his death

A crowd of dozens chanted on a sweltering street corner Tuesday as Ahmaud Arbery's hometown 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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