Fifty years after the historic Selma to Montgomery marches, the debate on race relations in the US has flared up once again.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> A few dozen demonstrators had gathered in the area outside the Ferguson Police Department after police chief Thomas Jackson announced he would be resigning.<br /><br /> While it remains unclear whether or not the shooter of the two police officers was among those protesting, the town has been the scene of protests since August 2014. <br /><br /> On August 9, unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was fatally shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.<br /><br /> Nationwide demonstrations have taken place under the slogan #BlackLivesMatter, following a jury’s decision not to charge Officer Darren Wilson over Brown’s death.<br /><br /> Madison #BlackLivesMatter marchers head toward Gov Scott Walker's mansion in Maple Bluff. @WiscJobsNow #TonyRobinson <br />pic.twitter.com/7ShAVvISYb— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) March 11, 2015<br /> <br /><br /> Police Chief Thomas Jackson resigns<br /><br /> Chief Jackson’s depart
