August 10, 2015
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Protesters march down Broad Street in memoriam of the shooting death of Michael Brown.
Protesters gathered in North Philadelphia Monday as a part of the Black Lives Matter movement to mark the one-year anniversary of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by police in Ferguson, Missouri.
In a video, the activists can be seen marching down Broad Street and heard chanting, "What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!"
#Philly @jawnjawnphl pic.twitter.com/GZE2PKSLsL
— Erick (@letmeexplainit) August 10, 2015
According to NBC Philadelphia, the rally began around 6 p.m. at Broad Street and Erie Avenue to remember Michael Brown, the man fatally shot in Ferguson last year, and protest police behavior and injustices in the court system.
Protests took place in Ferguson over the weekend focusing on Brown's death, which occurred on Aug. 9, 2014, and the grand jury decision not to criminally charge police Officer Darren Wilson, who shot the 18-year-old. In the aftermath of that shooting, a state of emergency was declared after an exchange of gunfire took place and a man was charged with assaulting officers.
Social media photos from the Philly event show protesters lining the streets, marching and chanting.
#IfIShouldDieinPoliceCustody #Philly #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/aI2nOXiGV2
— Rhonda (@rrrahonda) August 10, 2015
Shutting down #philly for #MikeBrown. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/4Lf6AzKUgn
— Mark Provost (@markaprovost) August 10, 2015
#BlackLivesMatter #philly pic.twitter.com/1j6NYij9Qc
— jannah (@mimidollll) August 10, 2015
March for mild brown #BlackLivesMatter #MikeBrown #Ferguson #philly pic.twitter.com/BDSrxtj0Nw
— khat scratch fever (@_khatagories) August 10, 2015
Peaceful #blacklivesmatter rally in north philly. pic.twitter.com/3I5HUzYLxO
— Justin Udo (@JustinUdo) August 10, 2015
Earlier in the day, protesters rallied outside Philadelphia District Attorney Seth William's office, according to Philly Mag, demanding the reopening of the Brandon Tate-Brown case.
Tate-Brown, a black man, was shot dead by Philadelphia police in December. In March, Williams announced that criminal charges would not be brought against the officers.
