Cornel West Arrested as Protests Continue in Ferguson
Cornel West Arrested as Protests Continue in Ferguson
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Activist Cornel West (2nd R) is detained by police during a protest at the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Missouri, October 13, 2014.Jim Young—Reuters
Author, activist and academic Cornel West was arrested Monday in Ferguson, Mo., amid continued demonstrations demanding justice for Mike Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was killed by a white police officer on Aug. 9.
Boston-based minister, activist and author the Rev. Osagyefo Sekou was also arrested, MSNBC reports. Earlier in the day, more than 1,000 protestors took part in a sit-in at the campus of St. Louis University.
Although there were more than a dozen arrests over the weekend, as well as accusations that police used excessive force, overall the protests were mostly peaceful compared to the ones that gained national attention in August, where tear gas was used on citizens and many more arrests, including of members of the media, occurred.
Demonstrators participate at a rally on the campus of St. Louis University on Oct. 13, 2014. Citizens around St. Louis continued to demonstrate throughout October, including during a performance by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and at a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game.Scott Olson—Getty ImagesDemonstrators march through the streets of St. Louis on Oct. 13, 2014.Scott Olson—Getty ImagesPolice stand guard as demonstrators march through the streets of St. Louis on Oct. 13, 2014.Scott Olson—Getty ImagesA protester poses for a photo after while protesting at the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Mo. on Oct. 12, 2014.Sait Serkan Gurbuz—CorbisProtesters drop a mirrored casket in front of a line of police officers in front of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Mo. on Oct. 10, 2014. Robert Cohen—St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Zuma PressA protester yells at a Missouri State Police officer during a protest at the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Mo. on Oct. 10, 2014.Charles Rex Arbogast—APProtesters arrive at the Ferguson Police Department for a rally in Ferguson, Mo. on Oct. 11, 2014. Charles Rex Arbogast—APA protester marches through the streets during a demonstration in Clayton, Mo. on Oct. 10, 2014.Jim Young—ReutersNine-year-old Bill Jackson joins demonstrators in St. Louis on Oct. 11, 2014. Scott Olson—Getty ImagesDemonstrators listen to speakers during a rally on the campus of St. Louis University in St. Louis on Oct. 13, 2014.Scott Olson—Getty ImagesPolice arrest demonstrators protesting the killings of 18-year-olds Michael Brown and Vonderrit Myers Jr. in St. Louis on Oct. 12, 2014. Scott Olson—Getty ImagesDemonstrator protesting the shooting death of Michael Brown and Vonderrit Myers Jr. kneel as they face police officers in riot gear in St. Louis on Oct. 12, 2014. Joshua Lott—AFP/Getty ImagesA demonstrator gets help after being maced by police in St. Louis on Oct. 12, 2014.Scott Olson—Getty ImagesProtesters hold hands and demonstrate across the street from the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Mo. on Oct. 10, 2014. Jim Young—ReutersPolice officers in riot gear hold a line as they watch demonstrators protest in St. Louis on Oct. 12, 2014. Joshua Lott—AFP/Getty ImagesDemonstrators hold a candlelight vigil in memory of Michael Brown and other young minorities killed by gunfire, in Ferguson, Mo. on Oct. 10, 2014.Scott Olson—Getty Images
