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Michael Brown remembered with calls for peace, justice

2014-08-25 10 Dailymotion

After more than two weeks of often violent protests, the community of Ferguson came together in peace... to remember and celebrate the life of Michael Brown.<br/> <br />Laid on Brown's coffin, a Cardinals cap... worn by the teenager on the day he was shot by a white policeman. Brown was unarmed.<br/> <br />The Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis was packed with family, friends and supporters.<br/> <br />Michael Brown's uncle, the Reverend Charles Ewing told mourners that the tragedy reverberates not just in Ferguson, but throughout the country.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) MICHAEL BROWN JR. UNCLE, REVEREND CHARLES EWING SAYING:<br/> <br />"There is a cry being made from the ground and god is hearing the vision of his slained."<br/> <br />And then the Reverend Al Sharpton spoke, calling for change in a country he says is still racially divided.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST REVEREND AL SHARPTON SAYING:<br/> <br />"Michael Brown does not want to be remembered for a riot. He wants

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