Missouri governor signs order sending National Guard to Ferguson

From [HERE] Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Monday issued an executive order authorizing the Missouri National Guard  to provide assistance in the city of Ferguson following a period of civil unrest that prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency [JURIST report] on Saturday. The order was issued in an effort to protect the public peace [press release] within the city after protesters took to the streets to speak out against the shooting of Michael Brown. Michael Brown was an African American teenager who was recently shot and killed by a white Ferguson police officer for unknown reasons [racism/white supremacy]. Many Ferguson residents believe the killing was racially motivated and have initiated protests, which officials fear could lead to rioting and crime. Currently, the FBI, US Attorney General for the Eastern District of Missouri Richard Callahan and Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Molly Moran  are carrying out a federal civil rights investigation .