Atlanta

Eight people were killed in a series of shootings.

Vivian was one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to organize sit-ins and marches in the pursuit of equality.

Lil Marlo began recording in 2017 alongside his friend, Lil Baby.

The younger brother of Nat King Cole, Freddy Cole was a jazz legend in his own right, and he was Grammy nominated as recently as last year.

Was a popular lecturer at universities.

Ross starred in the Lifetime reality TV series “Little Women: Atlanta,” which follows the lives of a group of women with dwarfism.

Lowery helped organize the pivotal Montgomery bus boycott

She campaigned for president Jimmy Carter and became ambassador to Belgium during his presidency.

Leroy Johnson was Georgia’s first black state senator elected after Reconstruction, serving from 1963 to 1975.

Blues guitarist Beverly Watkins played like Jimi Hendrix and influenced many including John Lennon.