Mississippi State University, USA
*Correspondence to: Mark Goodman, Department of Communication, Mississippi State University, MS: 9574, Mississippi State, MS 39762. E-mail: mg654460@gmail.com
Online published on 12 September, 2016.
Riots broke out in Ferguson, Missouri (USA) after a white police officer shot and killed a black citizen of Ferguson. We explain how a breakdown of popular sovereignty in Ferguson contributed to the preexisting hostility in Ferguson. The rhetorical appeal of "Black Lives Matter" will hopefully lead to the restoration of a democratic municipal government in Ferguson and trust among its citizens.
Popular sovereignty, Ferguson, surveillance, Black Lives Matter
