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Gainesville residents rally in support of Ferguson
Protesters, police, elected officials agree to keep lines of communication open to avoid tragedy
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Willie Mitchell speaks Wednesday afternoon in front of the federal courthouse during a “call to action” march and prayer service following events in Ferguson, Mo.
The aftermath of a grand jury’s decision this week not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting death of Michael Brown continues to resonate around the nation, and about two dozen residents took to the street Wednesday outside the Hall County courthouse in downtown Gainesville in a “call to action.” “These types of events, to me, bring us to the table so that people can put a face to a movement,” said Antioch Baptist Church Pastor Rodney Lackey. “Crime and injustice anywhere is wrong.