Ferguson violence broke the mold in 3 ways — one of which is just unfolding now
Even as the president, live from the White House, said “there is inevitably going to be some negative reaction, and it will make for good TV,” the news channels split their screens to show police shooting tear-gas canisters at protesters in Ferguson, Mo. — a presidential appeal for calm competing against frightening scenes of angry confrontation.
Monday night’s reaction to a grand jury’s decision not to indict the Ferguson police officer who killed an unarmed young black man in August consisted of peaceful protest in some places and vandalism and looting in others — a burst of violence so widely and persistently predicted that it seemed as much self-fulfilling prophecy as organic expression of rage.
Spontaneous or organized, riots have sporadically pierced the social compact through two and a half centuries of this country’s struggles over equality and opportunity. But August’s violence in Ferguson broke the mold in three important ways — one of which is just unfolding now. These were rare suburban riots, racial violence coming to the very place where many Americans — both white and black — had fled after the urban unrest of the 1960s. These were the most significant explosions of racial frustration since the election of the nation’s first black president, and so Ferguson forced the country out of the fantasy that America had entered a “post-racial” era.
Finally, what distinguishes Ferguson from the crowded historical catalogue of racially-motivated street violence is what has happened in recent weeks: The unseemly buildup to the announcement of the grand jury’s conclusion that no crime was committed in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown has produced an expectation of ugliness.
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A protester adds wood to a fire burning in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, a day after the announcement that a grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Protesters briefly shut down two major freeways, vandalized police cars and looted businesses in downtown Oakland, smashing windows at cell phone stores, car dealerships, restaurants and convenience stores on a second night of protests. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Missouri National Guard stand watch outside a Walgreens store, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri’s governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Missouri National Guard stand watch in the background at the scene where a beauty salon was burned to the ground in the riots following Monday’s grand jury announcement, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri’s governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A protestor uses a lighter and an aerosol can to burn one of two American flags during a protest in the Chinatown area of Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. A grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., on Monday, Nov. 24th, 2014, declined to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American man. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Protesters march through downtown St. Louis, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Since a grand jury’s decision was announced Monday night, Nov. 24, not to indict a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen, protesters in cities throughout the country have rallied behind the refrain “hands up, don’t shoot,” and drawn attention to other police killings. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A protestor is handcuffed and taken away by a police officer after the arrest of a small group of protesters who sat down in a bus lane alongside the U.S. 101 near downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Since a grand jury’s decision was announced Monday night, Nov. 24, not to indict a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen, protesters in cities throughout the country have rallied behind the refrain “hands up, don’t shoot,” and drawn attention to other police killings. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck says a total of nine people were arrested at the midmorning protest. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Protesters hold up peace signs as they block an intersection in downtown St. Louis, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Since a grand jury’s decision was announced Monday night, Nov. 24, not to indict a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen, protesters in cities throughout the country have rallied behind the refrain “hands up, don’t shoot,” and drawn attention to other police killings. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Protesters march through downtown St. Louis Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Since a grand jury’s decision was announced Monday night, Nov. 24, not to indict a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen, protesters in cities throughout the country have rallied behind the refrain “hands up, don’t shoot,” and drawn attention to other police killings. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A protester is arrested outside of City Hall Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in St. Louis. Several people protesting the Ferguson grand jury decision stormed into City Hall in St. Louis on Wednesday, leading police to lock down the building and to call in more than a hundred additional officers. At least two people were arrested after the incident, in which the protesters shouted “Shame, shame” while rushing into the building. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Demonstrators protest Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Philadelphia, the day after a grand jury’s decision not to indict a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed 18-year-old black Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Workers dig in the parking lot of a building Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., after it was burned 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. Monday night’s protests were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown’s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Workers dig in the parking lot of a building Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., after it was burned 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. Monday night’s protests were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown’s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Protesters demonstrate on the day after the announcement that a grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
This aerial photo shows the St. Louis skyline in the distance, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, as businesses smolder in Ferguson, Mo., after they were burned in overnight protests following a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown. Monday night’s protests were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown’s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Workers dig in the parking lot of buildings Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., after they were burned 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. Monday night’s protests were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown’s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Shan Zhao, owner of On On Chop Suey restaurant, looks at his business while cleaning up, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. after it was damaged 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. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Darius Crenshaw, left, and his sister Keona, both of Ferguson, Mo., take a selfie while standing in front of a burned down beauty salon from last night’s riots, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Overnight protests following a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown’s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this aerial photo fires smolder Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 along a closed stretch of street near the August shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old black man by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., Overnight protests following a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown’s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Burned-out buildings smolder Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., after they were burned 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. Monday night’s protests were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown’s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
In this aerial photo, workers dig in the parking lot of a building Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., after it was burned 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. Monday night’s protests were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown’s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
J Jones, a barber at Queen’s Royal Touch Salon & Spa at the corner of Chambers Rd. and West Florissant Ave., sweeps away glass from broken windows, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., after 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.(AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cristina Fletes-Boutte) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
FILE – In a Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014 file photo, Nikki Jones, of Spanish Lake, Mo, holds a button in support of Michael Brown while visiting the community in the apartment development near where he was fatally shot by police in Ferguson, Mo. By almost all accounts, Brown was engaged in some sort of physical struggle with Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson just moments before he was fatally shot. That confrontation, perhaps more than anything, may help explain why grand jurors ultimately decided not to indict Wilson for killing Brown. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal Constitution, Curtis Compton, File)
Police and protesters meet at a line on South Florissant Avenue on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., after a grand jury did not indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed, 18-year-old Michael Brown. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Christian Gooden) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
A row of burned cars sit on the lot of a used car dealer Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo. The cars are one example of property damage caused by rioters after a grand jury decided not to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Smoldering remains is all this left of a beauty supply that burned to ground Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo. The building and several others in and around Ferguson were burned during protests after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer in the killing of unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cristina Fletes-Boutte) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
Police cordoned off the scene were where a man’s body was found inside a car Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Authorities are calling the death “suspicious,” but have not determined if there is any connection to violence that broke out Monday night.(AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cristina Fletes-Boutte) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
Rev. Shaun Jones, assistant pastor at Mount Zion Baptist Church in St. Louis, chants with protesters as they occupy an intersection outside the St. Louis County Police Department headquarters Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Clayton, Mo., in response to the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
A protestor pours milk in his eyes after being tear gassed by Seattle police at the Interstate 5 entrance on Cherry Street in Seattle, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Protestors took to the streets in response to the Ferguson, Mo., grand jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Anna Erickson)
Protestors run out from the crowd after being tear gassed by Seattle police at the Interstate-5 entrance on Cherry Street in Seattle, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Protestors took to the streets in response to the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Anna Erickson)
Protestors light an American flag on fire in response to the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Anna Erickson)
Protesters occupy an intersection outside the St. Louis County Police Department headquarters Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Clayton, Mo., in response to the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Protesters march in the streets Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Clayton, Mo., in response to the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
A police officer monitors protesters as they block traffic in an intersection and disrupt daily life Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Clayton, Mo., in response to the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
A building burned to the ground is shown Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo. The building and several others in and around Ferguson were burned during protests after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer in the killing of unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
A man walks past a row of burned cars on the lot of a used car dealer Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo. The cars are one example of property damage caused by rioters after a grand jury decided not to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
A member of the Missouri Highway Patrol walks past a building burned to the ground, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo. The building and several others in-and-around Ferguson were burned during protests after a grand jury decided not to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
The front door of a business is shattered, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo., after 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. Monday night’s protests were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown’s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
A St. Louis County Police tactical team arrives on W. Florissant Avenue to disperse a crowd as the Beauty Town store burns, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo. The building and several others in-and-around Ferguson were burned during protests after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer in the killing of unarmed, black 18-year-old Michael Brown. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
In this aerial photo, a worker surveys the scene at a charred building Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., after it was burned 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. Monday night’s protests were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown’s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
In this aerial photo,people look at a row of charred cars at a used car dealership, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo., after they were burned 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. Monday night’s protests were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown’s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Renla Session chants during a protest in Detroit Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 in response to the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
A man walks past boarded up windows of a Smart & Final store that was damaged on Monday night in response to the Ferguson, Mo., grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Police officers detain one of the several hundred protesters blocking Interstate 580 in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, after the announcement of the grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Demonstrators march with their hands raised in protest against a grand jury’s decision on Monday not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in New York. The grand jury’s decision has inflamed racial tensions across the U.S. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
An injured man is escorted away from the streets where protesters gather after the announcement of the grand jury decision Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked sometimes violent protests. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Demonstrators march in protest against a grand jury’s decision on Monday not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in New York. The grand jury’s decision has inflamed racial tensions across the U.S. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Protestors carry an upside down American flag as they storm the Walmart in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. A grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, declined to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American man. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Demonstrators march through Manhattan during a rally against a grand jury’s decision on Monday not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Demonstrators march through Manhattan during a rally against a grand jury’s decision on Monday not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Law enforcement officers tell protesters to keep moving or they will be arrested after they took to the streets in Atlanta, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. People protesting the grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting in Ferguson, Mo., of Michael Brown took to the streets in cities across the U.S. for a second day. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Police watch the street as protesters gather Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri’s governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Police officers watch protesters as smoke fills the streets Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri’s governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Atlanta City Police arrest a demonstrator as other officers hold back a large group of protesters marching through the streets in Atlanta, Ga.,Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, after a night of protests over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/John Amis)
A protestor taunts police as he and a group take to the streets in Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, after a night of protests over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Atlanta Police in riot gear form a line on Williams Streets as protesters make their way down it in Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, after a night of protests over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/John Amis)
In this photo taken on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, protestors and police mix it up at the off ramp from the central artery into South Station in Boston, the day after a grand jury’s decision not to indict a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen. (AP Photo/The Boston Herald, Stuart Cahill) BOSTON GLOBE OUT; METRO BOSTON OUT; MAGS OUT; ONLINE OUT
Missouri National Guard stand watch at the scene where a beauty salon was burned to the ground in the riots following Monday’s grand jury announcement, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri’s governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Protesters confront police outside of a Quick Trip convenient store Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri’s governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
In this photo taken on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, Grand Valley State junior Jacob Johnston holds a sign that reads “No Justice No Peace” during a rally at the Grand Valley State University clock tower in Allendale, Mich., the day after a grand jury’s decision not to indict a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Joel Bissell) ALL LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION INTERNET OUT
In this photo taken on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, a woman screams as protesters demonstrate in Boston, the day after a grand jury’s decision not to indict a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen. (AP Photo/The Boston Herald, Stuart Cahill) BOSTON GLOBE OUT; METRO BOSTON OUT; MAGS OUT; ONLINE OUT
A protester holds up a sign in front of the Ferguson Police Department Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri’s governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A participant in a protest rally in Portland, Ore., holds us his hands Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. People protesting the grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting in Ferguson, Mo., of Michael Brown took to the streets in cities across the U.S. for a second day. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Beth Nakamura)
Police walk through smoke from a police vehicle set on fire by protesters as they push back the crowd outside of the Ferguson city hall, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri’s governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A police officer approach a police vehicle after a protester has thrown a smoke device from the crowd Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri’s governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Missouri National Guard line up behind police officers monitoring protesters in front of the Ferguson Police Department Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri’s governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Kamille Beard, center, of Eugene, Ore., joins others at the Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza in Eugene, Ore., Tuesday Nov. 25, 2014. People protesting the grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting in Ferguson, Mo., of Michael Brown took to the streets in cities across the U.S. for a second day. (AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Chris Pietsch)
Courtland Gaines, of Indianapolis, holds a sign as he and others observed 4 1/2 minutes of silence Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Indianapolis to mark the 4 1/2 hours that Michael Brown’s body remained on a Ferguson, Mo., street before it was removed. People protesting the grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting of Brown took to the streets in cities across the U.S. for a second day. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Matt Detrich)
People hold up their hands as others hold signs at Marshall Park on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Charlotte, N.C. People protesting the grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting in Ferguson, Mo., of Michael Brown took to the streets in cities across the U.S. for a second day. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, John D. Simmons)
Dannie Dobbins, of Greenwood, Ind., screams “hands up, don’t shoot” during a rally Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Indianapolis. People protesting the grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting in Ferguson, Mo., of Michael Brown took to the streets in cities across the U.S. for a second day. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Matt Detrich)
People march through downtown Indianapolis chanting “Hands up, don’t shoot” during a rally Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. People protesting the grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting in Ferguson, Mo., of Michael Brown took to the streets in cities across the U.S. for a second day. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Matt Detrich)
A woman wears a U.S. flag in front of her face during a rally near the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. People protesting the Ferguson Mo., grand jury decision took to the streets in cities across the U.S. for the second day. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Dominic Summerhill is traced with chalk Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Florence, Ala., as a part of a peaceful demonstration for Michael Brown’s family. A day after the announcement that a grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Protesters briefly shut down two major freeways, vandalized police cars and looted businesses in downtown Oakland, smashing windows at cell phone stores, car dealerships, restaurants and convenience stores on a second night of protests. (AP Photo/The TimesDaily, Allison Carter)
Police officers arrest a demonstrator after a group of protesters shut down traffic on Interstate 580 in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, a day after the announcement that a grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Protesters briefly shut down two major freeways, vandalized police cars and looted businesses in downtown Oakland, smashing windows at cell phone stores, car dealerships, restaurants and convenience stores on a second night of protests. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Protesters began to march down Woodward Avenue in the street yelling, “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot,” during a rally in Detroit on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. People protesting the Ferguson, Mo., grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting in Ferguson, Mo., of Michael Brown took to the streets in cities across the U.S. for a second day. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Kimberly P. Mitchell)
A soldier with the Missouri National Guard stands watch at the scene where a convenience store was looted following Monday’s grand jury announcement, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri’s governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Protesters gather outside Angeles Police Department headquarters Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in downtown Los Angeles. People protesting the Ferguson, Mo., grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting in Ferguson, Mo., of Michael Brown took to the streets in cities across the U.S. for a second day. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Protesters in Kiener Plaza prepare to march in downtown St. Louis on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 25, 2014, as they continue to speak out against the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson. (AP Photo/The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, J.B. Forbes)