Atlantans discuss life, legacy, impact of longtime ‘home run king’ hank aaron

Atlantans discuss life, legacy, impact of longtime ‘home run king’ hank aaron


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Atlanta, along with the rest of the world, is paying tribute to Hall of Famer Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron. The baseball great, who broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record, died Friday at 86.


The cause of death was not immediately released. Aaron’s last public appearance was earlier this month. He joined several other civil rights leaders in getting the COVID-19 vaccine at


Morehouse School of Medicine. His last Twitter post documented the event, where Aaron mentioned he was proud about getting vaccinated. READ THIS STORY FOR FREE To continue reading, sign up


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