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Attorney General Eric Holder met with Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson in St. Louis at the soul food restaurant Drake’s Place Restaurant on Aug 21.
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A peaceful protester on the streets of Ferguson tells the world what he thinks about Gov. Jay Nixon.
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Protesting youth were stranded on the street after curfew when Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew in Ferguson.
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“Hands Up, Don’t Shoot!” has become the symbol of the Ferguson protest movement against police brutality, as these youth in the protest zone display.
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Brother Shahid works with youth energized by the Michael Brown movement.
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Dr. Michael M. Baden, the former chief medical examiner for the City of New York, goes over a preliminary autopsy report on Michael Brown at a press conference in Ferguson, Missouri on August 18, 2014. Baden reports that Brown was shot six times and the wound to the head was most likely the shot that killed Brown. Brown was shot by a St. Louis County officer after a struggle for the officers weapon and fight on August 9, 2014. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
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Family attorney Daryl Parks talks about a preliminary autopsy report on Michael Brown at a press conference in Ferguson, Missouri on August 18, 2014. Brown was shot six times and the wounds to the head was most likely the shot that killed Brown. Brown was shot by a St. Louis County officer after a struggle for the officers weapon and fight on August 9, 2014.
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A protester stands in silhouette late Monday night as protesters march in Ferguson, Mo.
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As news media flocked to the St. Louis region to cover the Ferguson story, they were restricted to a small media staging area at night, when the protest zone gets dangerous. This resulted in bizarre scenes where the “protest” consisted of little more than cops with weapons and journalists with cameras facing off against each other.
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As news media flocked to the St. Louis region to cover the Ferguson story, they were restricted to a small media staging area at night, when the protest zone gets dangerous. This resulted in bizarre scenes where the “protest” consisted of little more than cops with weapons and journalists with cameras facing off against each other.
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Police move in on the crowd of protesters Monday night in Ferguson.
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This woman was a member of the group The Peace Keepers, which worked tirelessly to promote order within the protest zone that stretched from West Florissant and Ferguson to “ground zero.” Photo by Lawrence Bryant
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This group of young protests kneel to the ground as law enforcement asks that they clear the street in preparation for the first night of the imposed curfew on Saturday. Photo by Lawrence Bryant
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Rev. Al Sharpton, Michael Brown Sr., Lesley McSpadden and Martin Luther King III listen to speakers during a community rally at Greater Grace Church in 2014,. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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During Sunday’s community rally at Greater Grace Church in Ferguson, Mo., Rev. Al Sharpton, Michael Brown Sr, Lesley McSpadden, and Martin Luther King III listen to speakers.
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A standing room only crowd gathered at the Greater Grace Church in Ferguson to hear Martin Luther King III, and the Rev. Al Sharpton speak during a community rally Sunday afternoon.
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A standing room only crowd gathered at the Greater Grace Church in Ferguson to hear Martin Luther King III, and the Rev. Al Sharpton speak during a community rally Sunday afternoon.
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A standing room only crowd gathered at the Greater Grace Church in Ferguson to hear Martin Luther King III, and the Rev. Al Sharpton speak during a community rally Sunday afternoon.
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Brother Anthony Shahid in the thick of the protests at “ground zero” earlier this week. Photo by Wiley Price
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