FERGUSON, Mo., July 30 (UPI) — A silent march and a day of civil disobedience are among the planned events to mark the one-year anniversary of the fatal shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old black man by a white police officer, an event that launched a nationwide outcry over race relations and police brutality.
The “Ferguson Commemoration Weekend,” from Aug. 7 through Aug. 10, will highlight the Aug. 9, 2014 death of Michael Brown by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, a white police officer who was later cleared of wrongdoing by a St. Louis grand jury and the U.S. Justice Department. He resigned from the department in November.
Organizers said the goal of the weekend-long event is “to commemorate lives lost to police violence over the past year, to pay homage to our great civil rights leaders and ancestors and to honor the modern-day activists, young and old, who set off the Ferguson uprising, crystallizing a nationwide movement for black lives.”
Ed Beasley, Ferguson’s interim city manager, said the events are planned to bring the community together.
“They can expect were going to be very encouraging, supportive, but also make sure the laws are upheld,”
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