“This type of event may attract fringe elements seeking attention or with intent to cause trouble,” he said. “These groups do not represent the Stone Mountain community, and we will not tolerate such folks disturbing the peacefulness of our village.”
No other vehicles or pedestrians will be allowed into the park, where a monument to Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy during the Civil War, and Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson is carved onto the granite mound.
On weekends the park is popular among hikers who take trails up the mountain and cyclists who ride the roads through the 3,600-acre park.
In April 2016, police made at least nine arrests at a “pro-white” rally in the park that had more counter-demonstrators than protesters. Officials eventually closed the park for the rest of the day.
Source : CNN
