Protests Against Racial Inequality Following the Death of Michael Brown Continue In Ferguson

After Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, protests began and quickly turned into protests concerning racial divides and inequalities in the ares. This visual data organizer highlights the inequalities of the justice and law enforcement systems in Ferguson. The data shows that in 2013, 10 times as many black people were arrested than white people. The data also shows that most stops and searches in 2013 involved black people, iferring that racial profiling is most likely occurring. The data also highlights the main reason why people are protesting in Ferguson, which is that there is

a huge divide between races in this city and that it is very likely that black people are being profiled and denied their civil rights.


The second image shows two white men holding a banner that states "Black Lives Matter." This scene actually contradicts the fact that there is a racial divide in Ferguson and shows that many people, no matter their race, do actually care about equality in that city. It also shows that the protests might be working and the racial divide could be becoming less prominent. 

Both the picture and the data organizer show that there is an ongoing problem involving the inequality among races in Ferguson. The data chart highlights the inequalities and the picture shows that people in the city are tired of the racial divide and are protesting against it. Although the two images tell different stories, they support each other by showing different aspects of the same, larger story, which is the protests against inequality in Ferguson.