SYLACAUGA -- After some confusion, it appears one peaceful protest march in memory of George Floyd will take place in Sylacauga on Friday night, while a protest rumored to be planned for Thursday is in question.
Floyd was an African-American man who died May 25 at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis.
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