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National Guard armored vehicles were lined up along Riverside Drive in May 2020. Gov. Bill Lee, like 29 other state governors at the time, called on National Guard troops to “maintain order” in the days after George Floyd was killed. (Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50)
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