Trayvon Martin A Tragedy that Sparked a Movement
The Shooting and Its Aftermath The shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American teenager, by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida, sparked a national outcry and ignited a movement for racial justice. The incident, along with the subsequent legal proceedings and public reaction, had a profound impact … Read more
