2014 shooting of Michael Brown
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U.S. state
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municipal police department
police shooting
social movement
The 2014 shooting of Michael Brown was a fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, that sparked nationwide protests and a major debate over race, policing, and use of force in the United States.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2014 Ferguson unrest | 1 |
| 2014 shooting of Michael Brown canonical | 1 |
| Ferguson protests | 1 |
| Ferguson unrest of 2014 | 1 |
| Shooting of Michael Brown | 1 |
| killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2014 shooting of Michael Brown Context triple: [Ferguson, Missouri, majorEvent, 2014 shooting of Michael Brown]
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A.
Michael Brown
Michael Brown is an American actor better known professionally as Michael Ealy, recognized for his roles in films like "Barbershop" and "Think Like a Man" and the TV series "Almost Human."
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B.
Michael Brown
Michael Brown is a film and television editor known for his work on the biographical miniseries "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows."
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C.
Michael Brown
Michael Brown is a musician best known as a member of the indie supergroup Gayngs.
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D.
Shooting of Amadou Diallo
The Shooting of Amadou Diallo was a 1999 police shooting in New York City in which an unarmed West African immigrant was killed by officers who fired 41 shots, sparking widespread outrage and debates over racial profiling and police brutality in the United States.
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E.
Jackson State killings
The Jackson State killings were a 1970 incident in which police opened fire on students at Jackson State College in Mississippi during anti–Vietnam War and civil rights protests, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2014 shooting of Michael Brown Target entity description: The 2014 shooting of Michael Brown was a fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, that sparked nationwide protests and a major debate over race, policing, and use of force in the United States.
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A.
Michael Brown
Michael Brown is an American actor better known professionally as Michael Ealy, recognized for his roles in films like "Barbershop" and "Think Like a Man" and the TV series "Almost Human."
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B.
Michael Brown
Michael Brown is a musician best known as a member of the indie supergroup Gayngs.
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C.
Michael Brown
Michael Brown is a film and television editor known for his work on the biographical miniseries "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows."
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D.
Shooting of Amadou Diallo
The Shooting of Amadou Diallo was a 1999 police shooting in New York City in which an unarmed West African immigrant was killed by officers who fired 41 shots, sparking widespread outrage and debates over racial profiling and police brutality in the United States.
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E.
Jackson State killings
The Jackson State killings were a 1970 incident in which police opened fire on students at Jackson State College in Mississippi during anti–Vietnam War and civil rights protests, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. state
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city ⓘ county ⓘ event ⓘ human ⓘ killing by law enforcement officer ⓘ municipal police department ⓘ police shooting ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 18 ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
allegations of police misconduct
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racial tensions ⓘ shooting of an unarmed person ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs | turning point in modern U.S. civil rights activism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
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linked to:
Black Americans
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| followedBy | 2014 Ferguson unrest ⓘ |
| hasCause | police use of deadly force ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
growth of the Black Lives Matter movement
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public debate on policing practices ⓘ public debate on race in the United States ⓘ public debate on use of force by police ⓘ |
| hasLegalOutcome |
Department of Justice declined federal charges against Darren Wilson
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no indictment of Darren Wilson by grand jury ⓘ |
| hasMotiveAttributedBySources | disputed ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | Ferguson Police Department ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator | Darren Wilson ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Michael Brown ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Ferguson, Missouri
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Missouri ⓘ St. Louis County, Missouri ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
extensive national television coverage
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extensive social media coverage ⓘ |
| occupation | police officer ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of police brutality in the United States
ⓘ
history of race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 2014-08-09 ⓘ |
| race | Black ⓘ |
| result |
civil unrest in Ferguson
ⓘ
death of Michael Brown ⓘ international media coverage ⓘ investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ investigations by local authorities ⓘ nationwide protests in the United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| topicOf | United States Department of Justice report on Ferguson Police Department ⓘ |
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Subject: 2014 shooting of Michael Brown Description of subject: The 2014 shooting of Michael Brown was a fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, that sparked nationwide protests and a major debate over race, policing, and use of force in the United States.
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