Adarian Jackson, Jatorian Jackson and Derrick Jackson Jr., from left, hold candles Monday near the Walnut Street Bridge during a memorial for Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by a police officer in Missouri.READ MOREMourners in St. Louis urge black Americans to take actionCan Ferguson change the ‘ritual’ of black deaths?
Gary Mathis, center, sings “This Little Light of Mine” with grandsons Gary Covington, left, and Ricky Covington on Monday near the Walnut Street Bridge during a memorial for Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by a police officer in Missouri.The pain and unrest in Ferguson, Mo., is the same pain felt in Chattanooga.
This city has a history of people who have died in police custody, said Brian Merrit, an evangelist at Mercy Junction on the Westside.
Until there is justice, there can be no peace, said Merrit.
Merrit, who recently returned from a three-day visit to Ferguson, led more than 50 people here in a memorial service for Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager who police fatally shot on Aug. 9. His funeral was held in Ferguson on Monday.