Georgia store boycott unleashes 66 days of tension and hope
TYLER ESTEP, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
March 12, 2021
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1of5Joe Jones waves as he is recognized by a neighbor outside the Exxon gas station in his Southwest DeKalb neighborhood on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. Joe Jones launched a protest and boycott of the Exxon gas station in his Southwest DeKalb neighborhood after a clerk told one customer he didn t give a f - about the black community and the owner called him a food stamp cockroach. They protested outside the store for 66 days and it worked. the owner agreed to sell. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)Hyosub Shin/APShow MoreShow Less