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#Dontshoot Protesters Outraged by Ferguson Teen’s Death Throw Up Their Hands on Instagram

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Four days after Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., students at Howard University gathered for this picture with their faces plaintive and their hands:

Since then, similar images of groups around the nation — from other college students, to teachers to churches — have spread across social media under the hashtag “#Dontshoot.”

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