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Lezley McSpadden
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Michael Orlandus Darrion Brown was born, he was adored and doted on by his aunts, uncles, grandparents, his father, and most of all by his sixteen-year-old mother, who nicknamed him Mike Mike. Lezley McSpadden never imagined that her son's name would inspire the resounding chants of protestors in Ferguson, Missouri. In Tell the truth & shame the devil, McSpadden picks up the pieces of the tragedy that shook her life and the country to its core,...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
This revelatory memoir by the mother of Michael Brown, the African American teenager killed by the police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, sheds light on one of the landmark events in recent history.
"I wasn't there when Mike Mike was shot. I didn't see him fall or take his last breath, but as his mother, I do know one thing better than anyone, and that's how to tell my son's story and the journey we shared together as
...Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
What really happened on August 9th, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri? That afternoon, Officer Darren Wilson killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. ‘STRANGER FRUIT’ is the unraveling of what took place, told through the eyes of Mike Brown’s family. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival**. *"A powerfully compelling take on events surrounding the death of Michael Brown." - Michael Rechtshaffen, **Hollywood Reporter***
