St. Louis (CNN) — The funeral of slain Ferguson, Missouri, teenager Michael Brown was a celebration of his life, a search for meaning in his death and a battle cry to change policing in America.
In his national eulogy, the Rev. Al Sharpton had sharp words for those who looted stores and rioted in the aftermath of the shooting.
“You don’t understand that Michael Brown does not want to be remembered for a riot. He wants to be remembered as the one that made America deal with how we’re going to police in the United States.”
Sharpton criticized police action against protesters in Ferguson with a call to action. “We have to leave here today and change this.”
“Michael Brown’s blood is crying from the ground, crying for vengeance, crying for justice,” said the Rev. Charles Ewing, the teenager’s uncle. He drew parallels between Brown’s life, death and Scripture. “There is a cry being made from the ground, not just for Michael Brown but for the Trayvon Martins, for those children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, for the Columbine massacre, for the black-on-black crime.”
Read More:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/25/us/ferguson-michael-brown-funeral/index.html?hpt=hp_t1