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Michael Brown was the 18-year-old Black man killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014. Michael was shot several times for an unknown reason while standing in the street and then left there, bleeding, for four and a half hours. His death inspired a mass Black-led uprising in Ferguson that Patrisse joined as part of a national Freedom Ride to Ferguson she coordinated with Alicia, Opal, and Darnell. Patrisse considers Michael’s death the start of the American Movement Against Black Lives.
Michael (Mike) Brown Quotes in When They Call You a Terrorist
The When They Call You a Terrorist quotes below are all either spoken by Michael (Mike) Brown or refer to Michael (Mike) Brown. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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At some point, sisters begin to talk about how unseen they have felt, how the media has focused on men but it has been them, the sisters, who were there. They were there in overwhelming numbers—just as they were during the Civil Rights Movement. Women, all women, Transwomen, are roughly 80 percent of the people who are standing down the face of terror in Ferguson, saying We are the caretakers of this community.
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Michael (Mike) Brown Quotes in When They Call You a Terrorist
The When They Call You a Terrorist quotes below are all either spoken by Michael (Mike) Brown or refer to Michael (Mike) Brown. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 14
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At some point, sisters begin to talk about how unseen they have felt, how the media has focused on men but it has been them, the sisters, who were there. They were there in overwhelming numbers—just as they were during the Civil Rights Movement. Women, all women, Transwomen, are roughly 80 percent of the people who are standing down the face of terror in Ferguson, saying We are the caretakers of this community.
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Related Themes:
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