About 150 people began a weeklong march Saturday from the spot in Ferguson, Missouri, where Michael Brown was shot to the Missouri Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City.
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A prayer service was held in St. Louis before the group traveled to Canfield Drive.
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Desmond Cole wiped away tears during the prayer service.
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The march was organized by the NAACP following the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the officer who fatally shot Brown in August.
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The group is calling for a number of measures, including the passage of legislation requiring a special prosecutor to be appointed in cases involving police and a law requiring police officers to wear body cameras.
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The group is also calling for new leadership in the Ferguson police department.
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A group of bikers visited a memorial to Brown on Canfield Drive.
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Marchers sang "We Shall Overcome" and Eugene Gillis played his trumpet.
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The 120-mile march is expected to last seven days.
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NAACP officials said they expect about 1,000 people to be part of the final leg of the march.
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