St. Louis’ role in the historic solidarity between Black and Palestinian American activism

Black American activists have expressed solidarity with Palestinian and Palestinian American activists in the months since the Israel-Hamas war began in October. In St. Louis, the relationship between Black and Palestinian American activists became most notable after Michael Brown Jr. — a Black teenager — was shot and killed in Ferguson by then-Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, 2014.

But the connection between the two marginalized groups started well before then — and has evolved over the decades.