Protests for Justice for Trayvon Martin
Demonstrators stand in solidarity with Trayvon.
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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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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)
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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)
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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 man wears a hoodie before the start of a service at Middle Collegiate Church in New York, Sunday, March 25, 2012. Churchgoers were invited to wear hoodies to services to show their support for justice in the case of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager who was wearing a hoodie on the night he was killed by a neighborhood watch captain in Florida. \r(Photo: AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Peaceful Glow\r\r - On Sunday, supporters honor Trayvon with a candlelight vigil outside the Retreat at Twin Lakes, the community where Trayvon was shot and killed.\r\r(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Standing Together\r\r - In Washington on Saturday, protesters flocked to Freedom Plaza to show support for the slain teen. In their hands, attendees carried Skittles. At the time of his death, Martin, who was unarmed, was carrying only a bag of Skittles and an iced tea when Zimmerman shot him with a nine-millimeter handgun. \r\r(Photo: Tracy A. Woodward/The Washington Post)
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Compassionate Ally\r\r - An impassioned Occupy Wall Street protester cries out during a rally in New York on Saturday. The Occupy movement has reemerged in recent weeks partly in response to Martin’s death.\r\r(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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Paying Tribute\r\r - On Saturday, Occupy Wall Street protesters marched from Zuccotti Park to Union Square in New York City. \r\r\r(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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Rallying for Support\r\r\r - From Atlanta and Los Angeles to Chicago and Washington, D.C, demonstrators have taken to the streets to support Martin. The FBI and the Department of Justice have opened investigations in the teen’s death. However, Zimmerman has not been charged.\r\r(Photo: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
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Solemn Moment\r\r - Protesters pray at a rally organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton on Thursday in Sanford, FL. Trayvon was heading to his father’s home in a gated community in Sanford when George Zimmerman shot and killed him. In 911 recordings, Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, told the emergency operator Martin looked “suspicious.” He followed and confronted the teen even after police told him not to.\r\r(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Powerful Words\r\r\r - Protesters send powerful messages to the world at Thursday’s rally in Sanford. Sanford Police Department Chief Bill Lee said on Thursday he would temporarily step down following criticism over his department’s handling of Martin’s death.\r\r(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Strength in Numbers\r\r - Thousands of demonstrators turned out to a protest led by Sharpton in Sanford on Thursday. \r\r\r(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Probing Questions\r\r\r - Demonstrators held up signs at a protest in Sanford on Thursday that speak to the growing national debate on racial profiling and gun control laws. The Rev. Jesse Jackson is leading a march to a Sanford City Commission meeting on Monday. Jackson, members of Martin's family and other elected officials will speak.\r\r(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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A Passionate Cry\r\r - A protester in Sanford on Thursday makes her voice heard. Legal experts and former prosecutors speculate that the U.S. Justice Department could bring a hate crime charge against Zimmerman if there is sufficient evidence the slaying was racially-motivated. \r\r(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)