Ferguson Protests Flood D.C. Streets and White House

Protests began breaking out across the country when a grand jury did not indict Officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown Monday.

D.C. was no exception.

A protest tour around the District began at Mount Vernon Square 7 p.m. Tuesday and continued to multiple locations. NBC4 reports that hundred of protesters moved down Chinatown, H Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW while chanting, “No justice, no peace.”

The crowd made its way to the White House and National Portrait Gallery. An American flag was lit on fire during the protest, but remained peaceful for the most part, according to NBC4.

A die-in took place on Pennsylvania Avenue, where participants laid on the ground for four and a half minutes to signify Brown’s death in the street.

One protester went to the Metropolitan Police Department and gave D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier a letter that asked for better oversight of law officials, NBC4 reports.

The Black Youth Project in D.C. held a teach-in at NAACP at 12:28 p.m. Wednesday as a part of the 28 hour Ferguson protest.

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