Summary
The African American whose shooting death in Ferguson in August 2014 is, in the August 2017 FBI report as Matthew Abraham presents it, the event from which “black identity extremists” are said to have been motivated to take revenge on law enforcement (Recognizing and Saving Black Lives, Recognizing and Saving Palestinian Lives: The Power of Transnational Rhetorics in Locating the Commonality of Liberation Struggles, PDF p.5 / printed p.81).
Details
- According to the FBI report as quoted by Abraham, the “grand jury’s decision in the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson would likely be exploited by some individuals to justify threats and attacks against law enforcement and critical infrastructure” (report p.3, as cited) (PDF p.5 / printed p.81).
- The solidarity expressions circulating after Ferguson, including Palestinian tweets of tear-gas advice to Ferguson protesters, are Abraham’s central instance of the convergence between Black liberation and Palestinian resistance (PDF p.4 / printed p.80; PDF p.11 / printed p.87).
Related pages
Recognizing and Saving Black Lives, Recognizing and Saving Palestinian Lives: The Power of Transnational Rhetorics in Locating the Commonality of Liberation Struggles, Ferguson uprising, Black Identity Extremists Likely Motivated to Target Law Enforcement Officers, Black Lives Matter