♫ “What’s Going On?” ♫
One of the more surprising aspects of the street theater in Ferguson, Mo., in the nights of protest that have followed the shooting of Michael Brown on August 9 is the cheerful presence of the “Peace Train.”
The train is an actual tiny working model train, of the kind you might find at a small amusement park, except this one blasts protest songs and serve as a joyful yet serious symbol of resistance.
The train first showed up on Aug 14, the same night spirits were briefly lifted by the arrival of Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson. "The mood in the street was jubilant," Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery told BuzzFeed.
"It was a big party. There were people dancing and singing. There was a guy on a horse. And then there was this peace train."
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