Demonstrations continue in Ferguson
Members of the NAACP and their supporters start out for the first day of “Journey for Justice”, seven-day 120-mile march from the Canfield Green apartments where Michael Brown was killed to the Governor's mansion in Jefferson City, Mo. on Nov. 29, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.
The Ferguson area has been struggling to return to normal since the August 9 shooting of Brown, an 18-year-old black man, who was killed by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer. When the grand jury announced on November 24, that Wilson would not face charges in the shooting rioting and looting broke out throughout the area leaving several businesses burned to the ground.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
Police arrest protest organizer Derrick Robinson, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, in St. Louis, Mo. Protesters and police clashed following an NFL football game between the St. Louis Rams and the Oakland Raiders as protests continued following a grand jury's decision not to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown last August.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
Members of the fire-damaged Flood Christian Church carry chairs to a tent in a nearby parking lot for services in Ferguson, Mo., Nov. 30, 2014.
On November 24, when the grand jury announced that Wilson would not face charges in the shooting rioting and looting broke out throughout the area leaving several businesses, including The Flood Christian Church, burned to the ground.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
Officers wearing riot gear walk through a park, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, in downtown St. Louis, Mo. Police and protesters clashed after an NFL football game between the St. Louis Rams and the Oakland Raiders as protests continued following a grand jury's decision not to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
Residents gather for the Community-Wide Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by Life Church on November 30, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
Members of the St. Louis Rams raise their arms in awareness of the events in Ferguson, Mo., as they walk onto the field during introductions before an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, in St. Louis. The players said after the game, they raised their arms in a "hands up" gesture to acknowledge the events in Ferguson.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
A protester shouts at police as he blocks traffic before being arrested outside the Ferguson Police Station in Ferguson, Mo., Nov. 29, 2014.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
A protester is taken into custody Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Several protesters have been taken into custody during a demonstration outside the police department. Tensions escalated late Friday during an initially calm demonstration after police said protesters were illegally blocking West Florissant Avenue.
On Monday a St. Louis County grand jury declined to indict Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown last August.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
Protesters stage a "die in" inside Chesterfield Mall, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Chesterfield, Mo.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
A woman passes by a business destroyed by rioters on Nov. 28, 2014 in Dellwood, Mo. Many businesses were damaged in Dellwood, which borders Ferguson, on Monday evening after rioting broke out when the decision from the grand jury in the Michael Brown case was announced.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
National Guard troops, who were called up by the governor to help maintain order, help with security at the police command center set up at a shopping mall on November 26, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Demonstrators looted and burned down business on Monday after the grand jury announced its decision in the Michael Brown case. Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was killed by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer, on August 9.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
In this aerial photo, the St. Louis skyline is seen in the distance Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, as fires smolder in Ferguson, Mo., after they were set during in overnight protests following a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer in the killing of unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
Snow falls as Missouri National Guard stand outside of the Ferguson Police Department Wed., Nov. 26, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
Demonstrators celebrate as a business burns after it was set on fire during rioting following the grand jury announcement in the Michael Brown case on Nov. 24, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
A National Guard troop stands guard outside Ferguson City Hall as nearby demonstrators protest the shooting death of Michael Brown, Nov. 26, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
A sign sits amidst rubble at a building that was damaged during a demonstration on November 25, 2014 in Dellwood, Mo.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
Police officers walk by a burning police car during a demonstration on Nov. 24, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
Police gather on the street as protesters react after the announcement of the grand jury decision Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch announces the grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown on Nov. 24, 2014, at the Buzz Westfall Justice Center in Clayton, Missouri.
Continuing demonstrations in Ferguson
Lesley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, wearing sunglasses, reacts as she listens to the announcement of the grand jury decision Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo.