CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Hands Up Don’t Shoot 4 CHAPTER TWO A Long History 12 CHAPTER THREE Growing Awareness 20 CHAPTER FOUR On the Ground 26 CHAPTER FIVE Moving Forward 32 Fast Facts 42 Important Dates 43 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 45 Online Resources 46 Learn More 46 About the Author 47 Index 48
CHAPTER ONE 4
HANDS UP DON’T SHOOT It was just after noon on Saturday August 9 2014 Gunshots echoed through the Canfield Green apartment complex The complex was in Ferguson outside of Saint Louis Missouri Residents rushed to their windows and doors Some poured into the streets There they found two white police officers The officers stood near the body of Michael Brown an 18-year-old African-American man Brown had been shot by Darren Wilson one of the officers Police kept onlookers from approaching the shooting site 5
