The phrase worth 1000 pictures: “Michael OD Brown; 1996-2014.”

If journalism is the first draft of history, whose draft will future generations read of the events surrounding Michael Brown’s death? There is one fact that no one disputes: On August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, a mother’s 18-year-old son was shot to death by police officer Darren Wilson. What comes next is up to all of us.

7 hours of raw coverage from Mike Brown’s funeral.

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