The photograph has traveled through social media sites and articles, touching hearts while evoking memories of a racially charged, not-too-distant era in Hall County’s history. It shows a young child, dressed in white Ku Klux Klan hood and robe, touching his reflection in a riot shield carried by an African-American Georgia State Patrol trooper during a rally in downtown Gainesville on Sept. 5, 1992. The now-retired trooper, Allen Campbell, with his hands firmly planted on top of the shield, is staring down at the child, no particular expression on his face.
Trooper, photographer reflect on iconic photo
Image of hooded, robed kid circulates on social media