Day 2: Ferguson Protesters Take to the Streets Across the U.S. (Photos)

People walk on New York City’s FDR Drive while they protest against the verdict announced in the shooting death of Michael Brown. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere in the United States to refrain from violence and called on law enforcement to protect the rights of people to demonstrate peacefully.

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About 1,000 demonstrators temporarily shut down traffic in Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown business district the day after the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson.

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A group of more than 300 gathered at Denver’s Civic Center Park to join in solidarity with Ferguson protesters in an ongoing peaceful movement against police brutality. The group then marched down through downtown to the detention center.

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NYPD officers detain a demonstrator protesting against the Ferguson verdict, as protesters block traffic near New York’s Lincoln Tunnel.

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Demonstrators hold up lighted signs spelling out “Black Lives Matter” during a protest in Boston, Massachusetts. Hundreds of protesters marched through the city.

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Protesters try unsuccessfully to burn an upside down U.S. flag during a protest outside the White House.

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Demonstrators protest outside the Ferguson Police Station as soldiers with the Missouri National Guard stand watch.

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Demonstrators protest outside the Ferguson Police Station.

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Demonstrators try to break through a fence during a protest in Los Angeles.

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People protest in New York’s Times Square.

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Dr. Krishna Pattisapu stands with a candle as a group of more than 300 gathers at Denver’s Civic Center Park.

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A man is arrested in Times Square by police while protesting the Ferguson grand jury decision.

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Protestors demonstrate on the steps of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

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Day 2: Ferguson Protesters Take to the Streets Across the U.S. (Photos)

A day after a grand jury declined to indict Officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown, demonstrators in dozens of U.S. cities blocked traffic and clashed with police. See photos.

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