The
protesters all carried rifles, including military-type weapons, and some wore ammunition belts slung over their shoulders.
Although African Americans appeared to account for the bulk of the marchers, protesters of various races, men and
Women alike, were among the group.
One video clip showed a leader of the demonstrators, who was not identified, shouting into a loudspeaker in a challenge to white supremacists who historically have used Stone Mountain as a rallying spot of their own.