--- description: “Please, please take a day of silence so we can lay our son to rest. Please" title: Michael Brown's Dad Calls for Calm on Day of Son's Funeral image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9b9e22321b1b5a72/6986a0bacd804d17c3ccc7a2/reverend-al-sharpton-michael-brown-funeral-ferguson-missouri.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ferguson Father Wants 'Day of Silence' for Michael Brown Funeral by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2014 12:19 PM CUT  From left: Michael Brown, Sr., Reverend Al Sharpton, and Lesley McSpadden during a news conference outside the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Aug. 12, 2014. From left: Michael Brown, Sr., Reverend Al Sharpton, and Lesley McSpadden during a news conference outside the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Aug. 12, 2014.Jeff Roberson—AP by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2014 12:19 PM CUT The father of the unarmed Missouri teenager whose shooting death at the hands of police sparked widespread protests called for [peace](http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/brown-s-father-asks-for-calm-on-day-of-funeral/article%5Faad78465-c78c-560d-90c7-81d38c258b8d.html "undefined") Sunday as he and his family prepared to lay their son to rest Monday. “Please, please take a day of silence so we can lay our son to rest. Please. That’s all I ask. And thank you,” Michael Brown Sr., the father of Michael Brown, said during a rally Sunday, the St. Louis _Post-Dispatch_ [reports](http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/brown-s-father-asks-for-calm-on-day-of-funeral/article%5Faad78465-c78c-560d-90c7-81d38c258b8d.html "undefined"). The event, known as [Peace Fest](http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/aug/24/hundreds-gather-at-peace-fest-in-st-louis/ "undefined"), is an annual festival held in a St. Louis park, but its message held particular resonance this year for a community still reeling from the death of Brown, 18, and its aftermath. Brown was shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9\. Protests and sometimes violent clashes rocked the St. Louis suburb for days following the shooting. Attention will again turn to Ferguson again on Monday for the funeral. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m., and three White House officials will attend, the Washington [_Post_](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/08/23/white-house-officials-to-attend-michael-browns-funeral/ "undefined") reports. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3173525/ferguson-michael-brown-funeral/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3173525/ferguson-michael-brown-funeral/"},"headline":"Ferguson Father Wants 'Day of Silence' for Michael Brown Funeral","datePublished":"2014-08-25T12:19:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:50:00.143Z","description":"“Please, please take a day of silence so we can lay our son to rest. 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