Hello and Welcome to The Ferguson Project on The Informal History Podcast. I’m Chelsea Offiaeli, a rising junior at Harvard University, studying Women, Gender, and Sexuality and African American Studies. I’ve created a series of interviews called “The Ferguson Project” in which I take a look into the 2014 Ferguson uprising after Michael Brown Jr., an 18-year old unarmed black teen, was murdered by officer Darren Wilson on August 9, 2014. I will be interviewing reporters that covered the uprising as well as protesters, organizers, artists, and local residents to hear their stories, with a main focus on the black and brown women involved in the movement. In the upcoming episodes you will hear from various members of the movement as they reflect on their participation. I thank you ahead of time, for giving their stories the attention they deserve.

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