America's Long History of Racial Rage - The Daily Beast
The rage across the country over the decision not to indict the officer in Ferguson is real. Unfortunately, it’s also not new.
The clouds of tear gas. Lines of police in full riot gear. The smell of acrid smoke from burning buildings and cars. And a crowd in the throes of deep mourning and rage.
When the announcement came down that Darren Wilson, the white police officer who had shot and killed unarmed black teen Michael Brown, was not going to be indicted on Monday, it sparked protests and looting in Ferguson, Mo., a Saint Louis suburb where the incident happened, and set off a wave of mass demonstrations across the country and even as far away as London.