Michael Brown Sr. seeks justice after a white police officer kills his son in Ferguson.

Ferguson Rises Independent Lens

Premiered November 08, 2021
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Ferguson Rises

How does a father find purpose in pain? In 2014, Michael Brown Sr.’s son was killed by white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, an event that fueled the global Black Lives Matter movement. But his personal story seeking justice and healing has not been told until now.

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