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On August 12, Michael Brown Sr. listens to speakers during a press conference called by civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton in St. Louis, Missouri, to address the killing of Brown's teenage son, Michael. Brown's son was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday in suburban Ferguson, Missouri. Sharpton and Brown's family were calling for order following riots and skirmishes with police over the past two nights in Ferguson. (Getty)