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Protesters Gather In Ferguson After Report On Rampant Racism

A group of demonstrators chanted in the street Wednesday night outside the Ferguson Police Department. Photos and videos showed police apparently arresting several people.

Protesters gathered outside the Ferguson Police Department Wednesday night after the Department of Justice released a damning report describing widespread racial discrimination in the city.

Images from the scene initially showed the group forming a circle in the street while police looked on.

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Later, both protesters and journalists posted pictures of police taking people into custody, including of a woman widely identified on Twitter as poet and activist Elizabeth Vega.

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St. Louis County police did not immediately return a request for comment from BuzzFeed News.

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