When seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was fatally shot by a crime watch volunteer in Sanford, Florida, a local tragedy turned into a national story. Across the country, race relations, gun laws and self-defense were brought into question. People from both coasts have taken to the streets to protest the murder of an unarmed teenager.Curated by Rebecca AronauerPublished on March 27, 2012
A different view on how the police should be treated, also from New York.
On March 26, the Million Hoodie March went through Los Angeles.
People take to the streets in Los Angeles for the Million Hoodie March.
Calls for justice at the Million Hoodie March in Los Angeles.
Protesters in Denver, Colorado call for peace on March 26.
While other protesters in Denver, Colorado refuse to rest until action is taken against George Zimmerman, the crime watch volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin.
In Miami, LeBron James posted a photo of himself and the Miami Heat in hoodies, with the hashtags #WeAreTrayvonMartin, #Hoodies, #Stereotyped and #WeWantJustice.
In California, Occupy Oakland finds renewed purpose in the murder of Trayvon Martin.
Students, faculty and community members marched through the University of Texas at Arlington campus on March 26.
