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Gov. Kemp calls up National Guard after weekend of violence
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Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference at the Capitol building in Atlanta, Monday, April 27, 2020, during the coronavirus outbreak. - photo by Alyssa Pointer | Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency and authorized up to 1,000 Georgia National Guard troops to be activated after violence and property destruction throughout the Fourth of July holiday weekend.