Supporters of Trayvon Martin rally in New York's Union Square during a "Million Hoodie March" on Wednesday, March 21. Trayvon, 17, was shot to death February 26 while walking in a gated community in Sanford, Florida. George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch leader, said he shot the teen in self-defense.
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Supporters of Trayvon Martin rally in New York's Union Square during a "Million Hoodie March" on Wednesday, March 21. Trayvon, 17, was shot to death February 26 while walking in a gated community in Sanford, Florida. George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch leader, said he shot the teen in self-defense.
Trayvon Martin supporters block traffic as they march through Union Square on Wednesday. Many of the demonstrators wore hoodies and carried Skittles, the candy Martin left his father's fiancee' house to buy the night he was killed. Zimmerman has not been arrested. A police report describes him as a white male; his family says he is Hispanic.
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Trayvon Martin supporters block traffic as they march through Union Square on Wednesday. Many of the demonstrators wore hoodies and carried Skittles, the candy Martin left his father's fiancee' house to buy the night he was killed. Zimmerman has not been arrested. A police report describes him as a white male; his family says he is Hispanic.
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Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon's mother, hugs a supporter at the March. "Our son is your son," Fulton, told the crowd. "This is not about a black-and-white thing. This is about a right-and-wrong thing. Justice for Trayvon!"
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Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon's mother, hugs a supporter at the March. "Our son is your son," Fulton, told the crowd. "This is not about a black-and-white thing. This is about a right-and-wrong thing. Justice for Trayvon!"
Demonstrators of all races crowded into Union Square for the Million Hoodie March.
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Demonstrators of all races crowded into Union Square for the Million Hoodie March.
Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Union Square. Protests are also scheduled for Thursday in Sanford, Florida.
'Million Hoodie March' —
Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Union Square. Protests are also scheduled for Thursday in Sanford, Florida.
Demonstrators chant at the Million Hoodie March in New York.
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Demonstrators chant at the Million Hoodie March in New York.
The shooting and police response in Trayvon's case is fueling outrage that has reached well beyond Sanford, a racially mixed community 16 miles northeast of Orlando.
'Million Hoodie March' —
The shooting and police response in Trayvon's case is fueling outrage that has reached well beyond Sanford, a racially mixed community 16 miles northeast of Orlando.
Protestors flood the streets and block traffic as they march on W. 14th Street.
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Protestors flood the streets and block traffic as they march on W. 14th Street.
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Passengers on a bus take photos of the demonstrators.
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Passengers on a bus take photos of the demonstrators.