Michael Brown Shooting in Ferguson Inspires Vigils Across The Nation

  • A demonstrator wearing a Trayvon Martin T-shirt stands with others in Washington D.C. to express solidarity with protesters in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 14, 2014.
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  • Jordan Johnson, left, 8, from Washington, Camille Chrysostom of Bowie, Md., and Jaimee Swift of Philadelphia, observe a moment of silence at Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcom X Park, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014 in Washington, to protest the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Mo.
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  • People attend a vigil to honor Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by an unnamed police officer last Saturday in Ferguson, Missouri, in Brooklyn on Aug. 14, 2014.
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  • People chant during a march in Times Square on Aug. 14, 2014 that sprung from a National Day of Silence in Remembrance of Mike Brown, an unarmed young man who was killed on Aug. 9, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.
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  • NYPD officers slowly release protesters cordoned off by mesh netting on 42nd St., in Manhattan. The demonstration sprung from a National Day of Silence in Remembrance of Mike Brown, an unarmed young man who was killed on Aug. 9, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.
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  • A protestor holds a sign that reads 'Black Lives Matter' as she joins hundreds of demonstrators who gathered in Leimert Park in South Central Los Angeles, California, USA, 14 August 2014, to protest the police shooing of Mike Brown in Missouri.
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  • Residents of South Los Angeles pause for a moment of silence in memory of Ferguson, Missouri police shooting victim Michael Brown, in the Leimert Park section of Los Angeles, California August 14, 2014.
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  • Several hundred people attended a moment of silence in Lafayette Square in downtown New Orleans, followed by a march to the French Quarter on Aug. 14, 2014 following teh shooting of MIchael Brown on Aug. 9, 2014.
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  • Marie Paul is arrested by police in the James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building on August 14, 2014 in Miami. The protesters, which included members of the civil rights group Dream Defenders, say they want justice for Mike Brown.
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  • Demonstrators hold signs as traffic slowly moves past Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Hundreds of people protesting the death of Michael Brown marched through the streets of Ferguson alongside state troopers Thursday.
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  • Protesters light candles as they take part in a peaceful demonstration, as communities react to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 14, 2014.
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  • Demetrus Washington joins other demonstrators protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown on August 14, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.
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By Justin Worland

Demonstrators gathered in peaceful gatherings in cities across the United States this week to protest the shooting of Michael Brown and the subsequent police reaction.

“The number of people, specifically young black men, that are being killed without a cause is rising every day,” said a protester in New York City after dozens of police officers broke up a peaceful demonstration. “It’s not ok. They need to stop doing this.”

After a week of outrage, TIME presents photos from across the country.

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Write to Justin Worland at justin.worland@time.com.

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