A moment of silence across the country for Michael Brown

On Thursday evening, thousands of people attended vigils across the country to protest police brutality. And at 7:20pm, they all participated in a moment of silence to honor Michael Brown, the 18-year-old Missouri man whose death at the hands of police last weekend has shaken the small St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. While many of the images out of Ferguson over the past six days have been harrowing, photos from the vigils, shared on social media under the hashtag #nmos14, show people across the nation coming together in solidarity.

#NMOS14 #dontshoot #Ferguson #standwithferguson #Boston pic.twitter.com/7tKViVAe3S

— Ƹ|Ʒunnie (@BunnieBDB) August 15, 2014

RT @WilliamButkus: Peaceful gathering in Oakland, CA for National Moment of Silence #NMOS14 #Amnesty2014 @amnesty pic.twitter.com/TMpaSnQj84

— NMOS14 (@NMOS14) August 15, 2014

#DONTSHOOT RT @DavidDouglasTV: Hands up & moment of silence in LA's Leimert Park. #NMOS14 @ajamlive pic.twitter.com/A1T94PetWI

— Tim White (@TimothyWhiteDC) August 14, 2014

This is Chicago, D.C., Orlando, NYC right now. #JusticeforMikeBrown #NMOS14 #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/2nmn2pBelK

— Occupy Congress (@OCongress) August 14, 2014

Incredible to see so many out at Hart Plaza in protest of the events in #Ferguson #NMOS14det #NMOS14 pic.twitter.com/sXNKx8hNk2

— Graham Davis (@grahamdavis) August 14, 2014

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