People Take to Streets to Protest the George Zimmerman Verdict
Supporters assemble nationally for Martin family.
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Houston Reacts to Verdict - On Friday and into Tuesday night, supporters of Trayvon Martin's family staged demonstrations across the country and outside of a Seminole County courthouse where a jury found neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of the unarmed teen. — Britt Middleton and Natelege Whaley Jerald Eggleston, 10, holds a “Justice for Trayvon Martin” sign at a protest held outside the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse in Houston on Tuesday July 16. More than 100 protestors carried posters of Trayvon in his hooded sweatshirt. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson)
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Arrests in Los Angeles - Fourteen people were arrested during Trayvon protests in the Crenshaw district in Los Angeles Monday night. After a peaceful vigil, about 150 people marched down Crenshaw Boulevard, some throwing rocks and setting trash cans on fire. Some of the demonstrators also trashed a Walmart and attempted to loot a jewelry counter. (Photo: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Business Damaged - A fast food restaurant window is shown boarded up on Tuesday July 16, the day after it was broken by demonstrators Monday night in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Fist Raised - A protester raised his fist as he confronts a Los Angeles police officer on Monday in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Face-Off With Police - Protesters face-off with Los Angeles police officers during a demonstrations in reaction to the George Zimmerman verdict on Monday, July 15, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Atlanta Calls for Justice - Thousands of protesters in Atlanta marched to the state capitol on Sunday (July 14) evening. (Photo: AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Opposing Views - Trayvon's killing on Feb. 26, 2012, ignited national debate over racial profiling and equal justice. (Photo: REUTERS/Steve Nesius)
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The Verdict Is Read - Supporters of the Martin family who had gathered outside yelled, "No! No!," upon learning of the not-guilty verdict, the Associated Press reported. Trayvon's parents were not in the courtroom as the verdict was announced. (Photo: REUTERS/Steve Nesius)
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Youth Against Violence - Tabatha Holley, 19, of Dawson, Georgia, chants as she holds up a sign that says, "Non Violence Is the Answer." (Photo: AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Thousands Rally in New York City - A demonstrator in New York's Union Square holds up a sign calling to "Jail Zimmerman." After the rally, protesters marched to Times Square and eventually Harlem. (Photo: AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Detroit Protesters March to Federal Building - A protester's sign in Detroit compares the murder of Trayvon to young Detroiter Aiyana Stanley-Jones, who was killed during a police raid in 2010. (Photo: AP Photo/Detroit News, Elizabeth Conley)
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Unity for Trayvon - (Photo: AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Young and Old Gather for Justice - (Photo: AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Broken Windows and Fires in Oakland - Peaceful protests were held in Oakland, California, but some demonstrators broke a window of a BART police vehicle and started small fires in the streets. (Photo: AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Anda Chu)
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Peaceful Protests in North Carolina - People gathered Sunday in Raleigh, North Carolina, to stand against the acquittal of George Zimmerman. (Photo: AP Photo/The News & Observer, Travis Long)
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A Portrait of Trayvon - James Brewton, 39, holds up his portrait of Trayvon Martin called "Innocent Eyes, Hard Streets" at a park after marching to the federal courthouse in Tampa, Florida. "I painted it last week," Brewton said to the Associated Press. "I just had a feeling it wasn't going to go right." (Photo: AP Photo/Tampa Bay Times, Dirk Shadd)
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Supporters Grieve in Wake of Verdict - Nichole Mitchell wipes away tears during the sermon at a youth service at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford, Florida, Sunday. Mitchell wore a shirt with a photo of Trayvon stating, "Enough Is Enough." (Photo: AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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Outrage - (Photo: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
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A Call for Peace - Sanford community leaders, including Pastor Monzell Ford (second from left), Dr. L. Ronald Durham (center) and Pastor John Long III, called for peaceful demonstrations despite the racially charged mood surrounding the case in order to avoid violent backlash reminiscent of the Rodney King and Oscar Grant trials. (Photo: AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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Sending a Message - (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Speaking Out - (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Justice 4 Trayvon - (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Tensions Rise - (Photo: REUTERS/Steve Nesius)
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Awaiting a Verdict - (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Waiting for Answers - (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Painful Imagery - (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Making a Statement - (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Searching for Truth - (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Calling Out for Justice - (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Banning Together - (Photo: REUTERS/Joe Skipper)
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Fire in the Streets - Oakland Police said that about 100 people protested in the streets after the verdict, with some breaking windows on businesses and setting small fires. (Photo: AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Anda Chu)