DECATUR, Ga. — Community members are pushing back against a new early childhood learning center coming to Downtown Decatur. It's the location of the center that has them concerned.

The greenspace along W Trinity Place is part of Doris Sims Johnson's history.

"This land is where many of the families that I grew up with lived," Sims Johnson said.

Apartments used to sit on the land, as part of the historic African-American Beacon Hill community.

It's history Sims Johnson said is at risk if the school district builds a new early childhood learning center there. Community members who have recently formed a grassroots coalition came together Monday night to discuss their concern.

"It's not needed, we really wanna keep this greenspace," Sims Johnson said.

The district said more high quality

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