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June 16, 2017

Ferguson, MO: Reverend Carlton Lee, Mike Brown Sr.'s Pastor, Dies at 34
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And the president of the National Action Network's Ferguson, Missouri,
chapter, Reverend Carlton Lee, has died at the age of 34. Lee was the
pastor of Flood Christian Church in Ferguson. He was an outspoken
activist for justice for Michael Brown, the unarmed African-American
teenager who was killed by police in 2014, sparking an uprising in
Ferguson. Lee received dozens of death threats for his activism. His
church was also set on fire amid the protests over Brown's death. Rev.
Carlton Lee died Tuesday morning from a heart attack.


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