Pastor Jamal Bryant of Baltimore was one dozens arrested in Ferguson on Monday for protesting police brutality and misconduct. He was charged with assaulting police and disturbing the peace and released the same day.
Bryant joined the host of clergymen and women protesting in Ferguson and participated in a march from a local church to the Ferguson Police Department, The Baltimore Sun reports. The march was one of the many demonstrations and events scheduled for “Ferguson October.” Protestors joined arms as they sang “We Shall Overcome” and other hymns popular during the civil rights era.
Bryant posted these messages to his Instagram and Twitter after being released:
Just released from St Louis county! We are being charged with assaulting police & disturbing the peace #NoJusticeNoPeace @fergusonoctober
— jamalbryant (@jamalhbryant) October 13, 2014
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Cornell west, Michael Mcbride & I being arrested outside #ferguson police headquarters demanding they repent for what they’ve done!
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