Group of marchers have taken the stage at Harris Stowe, completely shutting down the #MLK service #STL #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/9GrMGbZDPP
— Lilly Ana Fowler (@LillyAFowler) January 19, 2015
An MLK Day service at Harris-Stowe University was temporarily shut down by protesters today in St. Louis. Police were called in and eventually things calmed down:
Still more signs outside #ReclaimMLK event at Harris-Stowe. #MLK pic.twitter.com/ok3URgHDg8
— Koran Addo (@KoranAddo) January 19, 2015
Marchers from downtown protest make their way to Harris-Stowe for #MLK event. https://t.co/E3JRl8jurH
— Koran Addo (@KoranAddo) January 19, 2015
Protesters take the stage unannounced during #MLK celebration event inside Harris-Stowe. https://t.co/KUoX5xTme4
— Koran Addo (@KoranAddo) January 19, 2015
St. Louis police are leaving auditorium as Michael Brown's mom takes the stage and demonstrators calm down. https://t.co/4KxNti9ErG
— Koran Addo (@KoranAddo) January 19, 2015
Police face-off with protesters outside Harris-Stowe after demonstrators briefly shut down #MLK prayer even… https://t.co/57AhTZu67M
— Koran Addo (@KoranAddo) January 19, 2015
Harris-Stowe students hold peace signs in the air, tell protesters to leave campus outside today's #MLK event. pic.twitter.com/ckJA1aLpr2
— Koran Addo (@KoranAddo) January 19, 2015
Harris-Stowe students chant school's H-S-S-U chant at protesters outside university's #MLK event. https://t.co/XvKUJs2GwH
— Koran Addo (@KoranAddo) January 19, 2015
#STL MLK march generational divide bursts on stage at Harris Stowe, #MikeBrown mom chides those who interrupted pic.twitter.com/qt3gMYslSK
— David Carson (@PDPJ) January 19, 2015
@ksdknews @FarrahFazal Harris Stowe MLK organizers had them removed. pic.twitter.com/MtwAPSGwxU
— Jane Citizen (@JaneQCitizen16) January 19, 2015
The current standoff. This has to be the wildest scene I've seen in a long time. And MLK Day. #ReclaimMLK pic.twitter.com/AhCEKKpYUV
— deray (@deray) January 19, 2015
The current scene at Harris-Stowe. Standoff. STL. https://t.co/i4lf94cymM
— deray (@deray) January 19, 2015
No more business as usual. Protest is confrontation. Protest is disruption. No more of the status quo. #ReclaimMLK
— deray (@deray) January 19, 2015
And this is the other section of police that are on-site. This is wild. Badges? #ReclaimMLK STL pic.twitter.com/OG0NuMmhz7
— deray (@deray) January 19, 2015
There are at least 70 officers currently on scene. Wild. STL. #ReclaimMLK
— deray (@deray) January 19, 2015
The police now disperse. Harris-Stowe. STL. https://t.co/XJHPP7rRPh
— deray (@deray) January 19, 2015
The Dean of Students at Harris-Stowe is saying that we were not peaceful protestors. Is this a HBCU? pic.twitter.com/KZ0iP6pOWq
— deray (@deray) January 19, 2015
So @Nettaaaaaaaa and the Dean of Students talk as he says the protests aren't peaceful. #ReclaimMLK pic.twitter.com/9RT9o6OlQP
— deray (@deray) January 19, 2015
The police leave. STL. #ReclaimMLK https://t.co/Mi2jEwtd6K
— deray (@deray) January 19, 2015
Maybe this guy can calm everybody down:
He finally showed up? Let me chill ?✌️“@deray: This. Is. Interesting. Definitely a first at the protest. STL. pic.twitter.com/4wCRR06kiy”
— Malik “The Beard Guy” Moor (@Uncle_Malik) January 19, 2015
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