Before We Were Handcuffed & Escorted Out

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Sarah Hermes Griesbach. 2026. “Before We Were Handcuffed & Escorted Out.”, Documenting Ferguson, accessed August 23, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ferguson/item/54995

Title: Before We Were Handcuffed & Escorted Out
Description: We were welcomed into Cardinal Nation until we quietly unfurled our "Racism Lives Here" banner. A group of fans yelled "Pants Up! Don't Shoot!" as they called for our arrest. Some of these angry fans then made comments about the "protesters on food stamps" on the Post Dispatch article that true-to-form minimized our group's actions, belittled the cause and worked to raise righteous indignation from white St. Louisans who feel attacked rather than activated. I am an upper-middle class white mother in my 40s, clearly my pants aren't "sagging" (maybe too high) and I'm not on food stamps. St. Louisans who have showed me their rage over the past two months are proving that INjustice is blind. These people refuse to see racism. They refuse to see their own white privilege. They sure are angry in their ignorance.
Date: September 21, 2014
Creator: Sarah Hermes Griesbach
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posted Date: 2014-09-22 11:48:15
Rights: See rights page
Identifier: df_8559

Sarah Hermes Griesbach. 2026. “Before We Were Handcuffed & Escorted Out.”, Documenting Ferguson, accessed August 23, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ferguson/item/54995