14 Extremely Powerful Tweets From Ferguson
Yesterday evening, a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown, an unarmed, African-American teenager, in Ferguson, MO. Overnight, Twitter exploded with reactions about the decision and the resulting protests, as you can see in this visualization.
The jury's decision catapulted a larger conversation about race and violence, and the hashtags #Ferguson, #BlackLivesMatter, and #MichaelBrown began trending on the social media site. Ahead, you can see some of the most powerful tweets and images that will be hard to forget anytime soon.
"A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect" - W.E.B. Du Bois #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTwitter #WEBDuBois
— Celine (@ice_g0ld) November 25, 2014
Outside the #Ferguson police station pic.twitter.com/Fr8Cr5gejd
— #Ferguson (@FergusonToday) November 25, 2014
This is deep #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/xudhDux8mY
— Hisham (@LilDark) November 25, 2014
Unforgettable. RT @bustle: This is quickly becoming the most iconic image from #Ferguson: http://t.co/pkANw5XDdj pic.twitter.com/iVYTKCZhvL
— Femi Oke (@FemiOke) November 25, 2014
Choking on tear gas . Milk on face. I'm choking too police warned then fired the canister #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/JAsqW7gV8e
— Sara Sidner (@sarasidnerCNN) November 25, 2014
Meet Terrence Williams, the 23-year-old who has been cleaning up in #Ferguson since 7 am today. (via @ryanjreilly) pic.twitter.com/lhMMKZqjEj
— Sons & Brothers (@sonsandbros) November 25, 2014
Here's how newspapers across the U.S. are covering #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/LkKoPX9U8W
— Alexandra Zaslow (@AlexandraZaslow) November 25, 2014
In #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/vNr1pxt3FS
— Tim Walker (@timwalker) November 25, 2014
I can't participate in the protests so I brought awareness to my school... #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/KTkudfUuvq
— Azuri (@FATJUDASSS) November 25, 2014
PHTOOS: Protests erupt across America after the #Ferguson grand jury announces its decision. http://t.co/OxrSVK3kJz pic.twitter.com/vcb7XSlWVg
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 25, 2014
Nearly 20 people outside University Baltimore chanted Hands up Don't Shoot at 11:51 am & hit the ground #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/UbbcLdlrBx
— Justin George (@justingeorge) November 25, 2014
hundreds of students sit in silence at southwest high school in mpls because #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/HFrONGxwYe
— maeve (@sheribaee) November 25, 2014
Shot this at 14th and U last night. I feel like this image will stick with me for a good long while. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/nwg3gj3hHQ
— Pablo Maurer (@MLSist) November 25, 2014
As a society how do we do better and stop things like this happening time after time!! I'm so sorry to… http://t.co/VTe0rwXeek
— LeBron James (@KingJames) November 25, 2014