Fault Lines Ferguson: City under siege Ferguson: City under siege
On August 9, 2014, an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown was shot dead by a white police officer in the city of Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was the forth unarmed black man to be killed in the US by police in the span of a month, and the killing sparked several days of protests in the community. The street protests and police response brought Ferguson into the national and international spotlight. Things quickly spiralled: Reports of gunshots fired from the crowds, a state of emergency was declared, the national guard was deployed and the US attorney general launched a federal investigation into the killing. So why was Michael Brown shot? And why was the authorities' response to the protests so disproportionate? Fault Lines travelled to Ferguson to witness the demonstrations and the subsequent heavy-handed police reaction - and to find out how Brown's killing sparked something bigger, exposing tensions that have been bubbling beneath the surface for years.
We live in a world run through with Fault Lines. Al Jazeera's Fault Lines takes you beyond the headlines and holds the powerful to account as we examine the US' role in the world.
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1Ferguson: City under siege On August 9, 2014, an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown was shot dead by a white police officer in the city of Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was the forth unarmed black man to be killed in the US by police in the span of a month, and the killing sparked several days of protests in the community. The street protests and police response brought Ferguson into the national and international spotlight. Things quickly spiralled: Reports of gunshots fired from the crowds, a state of emergency was declared, the national guard was deployed and the US attorney general launched a federal investigation into the killing. So why was Michael Brown shot? And why was the authorities' response to the protests so disproportionate? Fault Lines travelled to Ferguson to witness the demonstrations and the subsequent heavy-handed police reaction - and to find out how Brown's killing sparked something bigger, exposing tensions that have been bubbling beneath the surface for years.
Locations
- Ferguson, MO, United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Fault Lines
Secondary Title
- Ferguson: City under siege
Episode Title
- Ferguson: City under siege
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 13 September 2014
Start Time
- 04 : 30
Finish Time
- 05 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- Al Jazeera English
Broadcaster
- Al Jazeera Media Network
Programme Description
- We live in a world run through with Fault Lines. Al Jazeera's Fault Lines takes you beyond the headlines and holds the powerful to account as we examine the US' role in the world.
Episode Description
- On August 9, 2014, an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown was shot dead by a white police officer in the city of Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was the forth unarmed black man to be killed in the US by police in the span of a month, and the killing sparked several days of protests in the community. The street protests and police response brought Ferguson into the national and international spotlight. Things quickly spiralled: Reports of gunshots fired from the crowds, a state of emergency was declared, the national guard was deployed and the US attorney general launched a federal investigation into the killing. So why was Michael Brown shot? And why was the authorities' response to the protests so disproportionate? Fault Lines travelled to Ferguson to witness the demonstrations and the subsequent heavy-handed police reaction - and to find out how Brown's killing sparked something bigger, exposing tensions that have been bubbling beneath the surface for years.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Locations
- Ferguson, MO, United States