Michael Brown's Mother Leads 'Ferguson October' Protest

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The mother of the slain Missouri teenager whose death has sparked a movement led hundreds of protesters marching along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson—the site of tear gas and tanks two months ago—on Saturday night, as the crowd demanded justice for her son, Michael Brown

In addition to asking protesters to refrain from agitating police, who remained stoic Friday night when demonstrators took over the Ferguson Police Department parking lot, Lesley McSpadden and other relatives led a prayer near Canfield Green Apartments, where her unarmed son was killed by a white police officer in August. The 18-year-old's memorial was covered with flowers and stuffed animals. Read more...

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