The Second Day of Trayvon Martin Protests, in Photos
Protesters convened in city squares on Sunday, marching into the streets, for the second night following the "not guilty" verdict in the George Zimmerman trial.
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Zimmerman, who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in what the jury decided was self defense under Florida law, apparently wants to go to law school to become a defender of the wrongfully accused. And while Zimmerman and his defense team may frame his (possibly ongoing) legal battle after the death of an unarmed teenager at his hands as an unwarranted witch hunt, the case has a deeper meaning for many of its watchers. In the images and sound bytes emerging from the protests, that deeper resonance couldn't be clearer.
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President Obama's statement following the verdict focused on the tragedy of Trayvon Martin's death, and asked American citizens to "ask ourselves if we’re doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence...we should ask ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this." While Obama, this time, declined to directly address the role of race in the story, many others noted the quotidian reality of American life as a minority illuminated by the conversations surrounding the trial. Zimmerman's brother might think that the case against his brother — and the reason he will not face punishment for killing another human being — has nothing to do with race. Here are, in pictures, some of the people who disagree:
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Sanford, Florida:
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Photo: Reuters
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At Sanford courthouse, where there's supposed to be a Justice For Trayvon rally happening. But deputies are blocking court grounds/parking
— jessica testa (@jtes) July 14, 2013
New York:
This is the scene in lower Manhattan. Energy is building. #TrayvonMartin pic.twitter.com/wDBQes8yh2
— Ryan Devereaux (@rdevro) July 14, 2013
Assistant NYPD Chief Purtell talks with one of #justice4trayvon march leaders, asks “Where do you guys want to go?” pic.twitter.com/3WF5cMWVTX
— Christopher Robbins (@ChristRobbins) July 15, 2013
union square rally #TrayvonMartin pic.twitter.com/NMtIWHD4UT
— Macey J. Foronda (@maceyjforonda) July 14, 2013
Protesters streamed out of union square and down south on Broadway @WNYC pic.twitter.com/LvhUu05188
— brigidbergin (@brigidbergin) July 14, 2013
Photo: Reuters
Boston:
RT @kristiehelms: Dudley Square protest of the Zimmerman verdict #boston #trayvon http://t.co/U73cQ7Hy5J
— Boston Diversity (@DiverseBoston) July 14, 2013
More signs around #JamaicaPlain for #Trayvon 6pm at Dudley Square #Boston pic.twitter.com/vHHRd8etYa
— Laura Everett (@RevEverett) July 14, 2013
@jamiekilstein 300 strong rally in Detroit. #JusticeForTrayvon, indict the system! pic.twitter.com/Y4jzpVsIOW
— Nolegirl (@nolegirl) July 14, 2013
Philadelphia:
Miami:
Youth led Justice for Trayvon Martin in Miami pic.twitter.com/S8SXiD3zfJ
— Jason Walker (@JasonWalker_) July 14, 2013
And Oakland, where last night some protesters committed acts of vandalism in response to the verdict:
Protest at 14th and Broadway in #Oakland for yesterday's verdict in Florida on death of Trayvon Martin @NewsByNight pic.twitter.com/SwZxsGi80G
— Jose Carlos Fajardo (@jcfphotog) July 14, 2013
The crowd is lining up to march #Oakland streets "Trayvon did not have to die," one leader shouts! @insidebayarea pic.twitter.com/1vD2qCLxZG
— Natalie Neysa Alund (@nataliealund) July 15, 2013
"Welcome to #Oakland" a protestor said to motorist who had to stop as hundreds marched by @insidebayarea pic.twitter.com/18fn2rfdTk
— Natalie Neysa Alund (@nataliealund) July 15, 2013
So far, reports are that the protests across the country are, for the most part, peaceful ones.
