![State Rep. Al Williams stands at podium May 12, 2020, during a press conference and meeting with other lawmakers in Brunswick to call for passage of a hate crimes law following the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2021-02/al-williams-hate-crimes_law.jpg?itok=4Mh16M04)
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State Rep. Al Williams stands at podium May 12, 2020, during a press conference and meeting with other lawmakers in Brunswick to call for passage of a hate crimes law following the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.
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