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high. Now people in the city reacted with

rage. They were furious that the police had

killed another unarmed Black man. They

began protesting. A few began rioting. They

looted stores and damaged businesses.

FROM MOMENT TO MOVEMENT

Soon the protests spread across the

country. People wanted to take a stand for

Michael Brown. They also wanted to stand

for other Black Americans who had been

killed by police. They chanted Brown’s

name and the phrase “Hands up, don’t

shoot.” Investigators found no evidence

that Brown had really said this. But it still

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