Ferguson, Mo. isn't the only place where people are upset.

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Following the grand jury decision on Nov. 24 not to indictpolice officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of unarmed teenagerMichael Brown, Ferguson erupted in protests and riots. Thosedemonstrations have since spread nationwide.

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The majority of demonstrations have been peaceful, withprotesters marching on highways and blocking traffic in cities likeNew York and Atlanta. However, some property damage and lootinghave resulted from protests in Oakland, Calif.

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Click through to see pictures from the protests across thecountry.

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Oakland, Calif.

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A firefighter works to extinguish a blaze ignited by protestersand spanning four lanes of Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, Calif. onNov. 25, a day after the announcement that a grand jury decided notto indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatalshooting of Michael Brown.

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A man leaves a looted T-Mobile store in Oakland on Nov. 25.Protesters briefly shut down two major freeways, vandalized policecars and looted businesses in downtown Oakland, smashing windows atcell phone stores, car dealerships, restaurants and conveniencestores on a second night of protests.

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Stuck motorists wait for police to clear demonstrators fromInterstate 580 in Oakland on Nov. 24. Several thousand protestersmarched through Oakland.

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(AP Photos/Noah Berger)

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New York, N.Y.

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Protesters march on Manhattan's FDR Drive after blocking trafficduring a march on Nov. 25.

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Protesters walk on FDR Drive after shutting down traffic duringa rally and march in support of the people of Ferguson on thesecond night of protests in New York on Nov. 25.

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(AP Photos/Kathy Willens)

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A police officer holds a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), orsound cannon, as they block protestors on a march through TimesSquare on Nov. 25.

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(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Washington, D.C.

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Protestors burn two American flags during a protest in theChinatown area of Washington on Nov. 25.

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(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Atlanta, Ga.

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Protesters block all lanes of Interstate 75/85 northbound nearthe state capitol building in Atlanta, Ga. on Nov. 25.

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Traffic is snarled after protesters marched through the downtownarea and blocked all lanes of Interstate 75/85 northbound inAtlanta.

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(AP Photos/David Tulis)

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Detroit, Mich.

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Protesters march in Detroit on Nov. 25.

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(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Minneapolis, Minn.

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Students rally at the University of Minnesota to protest policebrutality on Nov. 25 in Minneapolis. One student holds up a picture18-year-old Michael Brown.

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(AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Los Angeles, Calif.

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Los Angeles police officers stop traffic on the U.S. 101 neardowntown Los Angeles after a small group of protesters, who satdown in a bus lane alongside the freeway, were arrested on Nov. 26.Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck says a total of nine peoplewere arrested at the midmorning protest.

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(AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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