Protests for Justice for Trayvon Martin

Demonstrators stand in solidarity with Trayvon.

A Call for Justice\r  - Demonstrators took to the streets and even their church pews this past week to stand in solidarity with Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen killed last month by a neighborhood watch captain as he walked through a gated neighborhood. The controversial killing has also drawn scrutiny to Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, which allows a person who believes he is in danger to respond with deadly force. Keep reading to see how many communities have responded to Trayvon’s tragic death.—Britt Middleton\r\r(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Staying Strong\r  - Touching Moment\rHoodies flooded pews in churches around the country on Sunday, including at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY, where one church member said the statement “was our way of standing together.”\r\r(Photo: AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Staying Strong\r\r - Congregants at Middle Collegiate Church in New York take in the service donning hoodies. At the St. Sabrina Catholic Church in Chicago, Rev. Michael Pfleger wore a hoodie over his robe while celebrating mass.\r\r(Photo: AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Taking Action\r\r - At Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta — where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once served as pastor — Rev. Raphael Warnock wore a hoodie as he preached on Sunday. “We stand in solidarity with the family of Trayvon Martin. We stand in support of our children who deserve better than to be stigmatized and stereotyped,” he said.\r\r(Photo: AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Vino Wong) 

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A Call for Justice\r  - Demonstrators took to the streets and even their church pews this past week to stand in solidarity with Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen killed last month by a neighborhood watch captain as he walked through a gated neighborhood. The controversial killing has also drawn scrutiny to Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, which allows a person who believes he is in danger to respond with deadly force. Keep reading to see how many communities have responded to Trayvon’s tragic death.—Britt Middleton\r\r(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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