GREETED WITH FRIED CHICKEN AND 40 OUNCES: Ferguson protesters confronted by mob in KKK attire while marching through rural Mo. - VIDEO
About 200 residents in Rosebud, Mo., yelled at the demonstrators as they made the 120 mile march from Ferguson to the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City. The marchers were also greeted with fried chicken, a melon, a beer bottle and a Confederate flag.
The "Journey for Justice" protesters were walking the 120 mile route from the spot where the unarmed black teen was shot dead by officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson to the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City.
They were greeted with hostility as they passed through Rosebud on Wednesday.
Video posted online shows some 200 residents yelling out racist epithets as others screamed at the peaceful walkers to "go home."
Some rural Missouri residents shouted racial abuse at marching protesters.Some rural Missouri residents shouted racial abuse at marching protesters.PreviousNextIn this video posted December 4, 2014, marchers take part in the Journey for Justice march to the Missouri State Capitol organized by the NAACP. Some onlookers display offensive signs and flags as the marchers pass by. Video is titled "Journey for Justice March Through Gearld & Rosebud Missouri." Rosebud, Missouri, hecklers left this bottle of beer, a melon and a box of fried chicken in the path as protesters took part in the Journey for Justice march to the Missouri State Capitol organized by the NAACP in support of the Ferguson protests. Some onlookers also displayed offensive signs and flags as the marchers passed by. In this video posted December 4, 2014, marchers take part in the Journey for Justice march to the Missouri State Capitol organized by the NAACP. Some onlookers display offensive signs and flags as the marchers pass by. Video is titled "Journey for Justice March Through Gearld & Rosebud Missouri." Enlarge
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Fried chicken, a melon and a 40-ounce beer bottle were also placed in the street to antagonize the marchers, reports The Missourian.
At least one person displayed a Confederate flag and the bus traveling alongside the marchers had a window broken by a bullet.
Signs also showed support for Wilson and other law enforcers.
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But despite the bitter atmosphere in the town which has a population of just 400 people, the marchers themselves passed through peacefully and with their heads held high.
"I've been brought up to know how to deal with people like that," one of the walkers, Cheyenne Willis, told The Missourian.
"I ignore them and keep moving forward. The comments that we saw are pure ignorance," Willis added.
The 7-day march began in Ferguson on Saturday.
It came after a grand jury decided not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the Aug. 9 shooting death of unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown.
The decision sparked protests, riots and looting in Ferguson.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People members make the 120 mile march from the spot where Michael Brown was shot dead in Ferguson to the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City.National Association for the Advancement of Colored People members make the 120 mile march from the spot where Michael Brown was shot dead in Ferguson to the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City.PreviousNextIn this video posted December 4, 2014, marchers take part in the Journey for Justice march to the Missouri State Capitol organized by the NAACP. Some onlookers hold signs supporting Darren Wilson and the grand jury's decision. Some hold offensive signs. Video is titled "Journey for Justice March Through Gearld & Rosebud Missouri." Here, NAACP President Cornell William Brooks (right, with sign) leads the march. In this video posted December 4, 2014, marchers take part in the Journey for Justice march to the Missouri State Capitol organized by the NAACP. Some onlookers hold signs supporting Darren Wilson and the grand jury's decision. Some hold offensive signs.
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The march was organized by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which expects 1,000 people be involved in the final stretch to the state capital.
About 200 residents in Rosebud, Mo., yelled at the demonstrators as they made the 120 mile march from Ferguson to the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City. The marchers were also greeted with fried chicken, a melon, a beer bottle and a Confederate flag.
Racist abuse was hurled at demonstrators as they marched through a tiny rural Missouri town to protest the police shooting death of Michael Brown, it's emerged.
The "Journey for Justice" protesters were walking the 120 mile route from the spot where the unarmed black teen was shot dead by officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson to the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City.
They were greeted with hostility as they passed through Rosebud on Wednesday.
Video posted online shows some 200 residents yelling out racist epithets as others screamed at the peaceful walkers to "go home."
Some rural Missouri residents shouted racial abuse at marching protesters.Some rural Missouri residents shouted racial abuse at marching protesters.PreviousNextIn this video posted December 4, 2014, marchers take part in the Journey for Justice march to the Missouri State Capitol organized by the NAACP. Some onlookers display offensive signs and flags as the marchers pass by. Video is titled "Journey for Justice March Through Gearld & Rosebud Missouri." Rosebud, Missouri, hecklers left this bottle of beer, a melon and a box of fried chicken in the path as protesters took part in the Journey for Justice march to the Missouri State Capitol organized by the NAACP in support of the Ferguson protests. Some onlookers also displayed offensive signs and flags as the marchers passed by. In this video posted December 4, 2014, marchers take part in the Journey for Justice march to the Missouri State Capitol organized by the NAACP. Some onlookers display offensive signs and flags as the marchers pass by. Video is titled "Journey for Justice March Through Gearld & Rosebud Missouri." Enlarge
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Fried chicken, a melon and a 40-ounce beer bottle were also placed in the street to antagonize the marchers, reports The Missourian.
At least one person displayed a Confederate flag and the bus traveling alongside the marchers had a window broken by a bullet.
Signs also showed support for Wilson and other law enforcers.
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But despite the bitter atmosphere in the town which has a population of just 400 people, the marchers themselves passed through peacefully and with their heads held high.
"I've been brought up to know how to deal with people like that," one of the walkers, Cheyenne Willis, told The Missourian.
"I ignore them and keep moving forward. The comments that we saw are pure ignorance," Willis added.
The 7-day march began in Ferguson on Saturday.
It came after a grand jury decided not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the Aug. 9 shooting death of unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown.
The decision sparked protests, riots and looting in Ferguson.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People members make the 120 mile march from the spot where Michael Brown was shot dead in Ferguson to the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City.National Association for the Advancement of Colored People members make the 120 mile march from the spot where Michael Brown was shot dead in Ferguson to the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City.PreviousNextIn this video posted December 4, 2014, marchers take part in the Journey for Justice march to the Missouri State Capitol organized by the NAACP. Some onlookers hold signs supporting Darren Wilson and the grand jury's decision. Some hold offensive signs. Video is titled "Journey for Justice March Through Gearld & Rosebud Missouri." Here, NAACP President Cornell William Brooks (right, with sign) leads the march. In this video posted December 4, 2014, marchers take part in the Journey for Justice march to the Missouri State Capitol organized by the NAACP. Some onlookers hold signs supporting Darren Wilson and the grand jury's decision. Some hold offensive signs.
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BOB PRIDDY VIA YOUTUBE
The march was organized by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which expects 1,000 people be involved in the final stretch to the state capital.