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By Terrell Jermaine Starr

It didn’t come as a surprise that Officer Darren Wilson wasn’t indicted for shooting and killing of Michael Brown. But it was still a huge blow to those who felt that again, justice was not on their side.

As news reports show the protests in Ferguson and other displays of chaos, many took to Twitter to share powerful images humanizing Brown and his family.

Twitter user Nick Voelker tweeted what he believed the tone of the Ferguson conversation should focus on:

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At the end of the day, that fear won’t keep people from expressing their discotent with the system. But it’s still frustrating that, years after the Civil Rights Era, we still have to fight for our humanity:

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