These Atlanta neighbors no longer wanted to live on Confederate Avenue. Here’s what they did about it – CNN

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Tiffany Friesen and Atiba Mbiwan were among the residents fighting to change the name of Confederate Avenue in Atlanta, where they have lived for more than a decade.Tiffany Friesen and Atiba Mbiwan were among the residents fighting to change the name of Confederate Avenue in Atlanta, where they have lived for more than a decade.

By Dakin Andone, CNN
Photographs by John Nowak, CNN

Updated 2:01 PM ET, Sun January 20, 2019

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Atlanta (CNN)Tiffany Friesen is still getting used to her new address. Out of habit, she sometimes says she lives on Confederate Avenue, where she and her husband Atiba Mbiwan have been for years.

    A monument to Confederate soldiers in Oakland Cemetery, less than a mile from the former Confederate Ave. in Atlanta.A monument to Confederate soldiers in Oakland Cemetery, less than a mile from the former Confederate Ave. in Atlanta.
    Graves of Confederate soldiers line Oakland Cemetery.Graves of Confederate soldiers line Oakland Cemetery.
        A small blue marker indicates the former name of United Avenue in Atlanta's Grant Park neighborhood.A small blue marker indicates the former name of United Avenue in Atlanta's Grant Park neighborhood.
          Tiffany Friesen and Atiba Mbiwan were part of a group that called themselves Neighbors for a New Name.Tiffany Friesen and Atiba Mbiwan were part of a group that called themselves Neighbors for a New Name.
          A Confederate flag adorns the grave of a Confederate soldier in Oakland Cemetery.A Confederate flag adorns the grave of a Confederate soldier in Oakland Cemetery.
          Reverend Arthur Breland is Woodland Hills Baptist Church's first African-American pastor.Reverend Arthur Breland is Woodland Hills Baptist Church's first African-American pastor.
          The United Ave. signs went up last fall, but Confederate Ave. isn't being officially renamed til this week.The United Ave. signs went up last fall, but Confederate Ave. isn't being officially renamed til this week.

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