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[PHOTOS] The Most Intense Images From Protests At Ferguson You Need To See

The morning after a St. Louis County grand jury decided not to file charges against officer Darren Wilson for fatally shooting Michael Brown, America awoke to learn that about two dozen buildings, stores and police vehicles have been burned down and dozens of people have been arrested. These intense images from Ferguson show the crisis that has gripped the town.

Cover image via Stephen Lam/Reuters

Demonstrators wait outside the Ferguson Police Department for the grand jury's announcement

Protesters hold their hands up as they stand in front of a line of police officers after the grand jury's decision was announced

Michael Brown's mother, Leslie McSpadden, cries outside the police department in Ferguson after hearing of the grand jury's decision

Demonstrators embrace in Ferguson as a grand jury's decision to not indict officer Darren Wilson is announced

A demonstrator blocks a street in Ferguson

Demonstrators block traffic as they protest in front of the Ferguson Police Department

Demonstrators pose near a fire in Ferguson

Police confront protestors after rioting broke out following the grand jury decision announcement

A row of cars burn at a used vehicle lot in Ferguson

Protesters set fire to a public storage building

A demonstrator sits in front of a debris fire in Ferguson

Protestors kneel with their hands up during demonstrations on Ferguson

Graffiti encouraging people to loot and burn in Ferguson

Looters run out of a business in Ferguson

Looters flee from a business during riots in Ferguson

A beauty supply store is looted in Ferguson

A suspected looter is arrested outside a Dollar Store during Ferguson riots

Demonstrators in Ferguson

A police officer points a shotgun at protesters

A demonstrator holds his hands up while walking down a street in Ferguson

A protester lies injured on the ground during clashes with police

Protesters attempt to tip over a police car during a demonstration

Protesters flip over a Ferguson police car in Ferguson

A police officer runs from a burning squad car in Ferguson

Demonstrators gesture as a business burns after it was set on fire

A protester burns an American flag on Highway 580 in Oakland, California, during protests inspired by those in Ferguson

A police officer confronts a protestor during the demonstrations

Retired Cpt. Ray Lewis of the Philadelphia Police Department joins demonstrators in front of the police station in Ferguson

Police deploy gas on protestors during a demonstration in Ferguson

A protester walks near a burning building in Ferguson

Many people moved by Brown's death argued that Wilson should be charged, and, as this infographic shows, public opinion polling suggested that was a widely held view

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