Chanting “no justice, no peace,” in different US cities including Washington D.C., Chicago, Tampa and Nashville, protesters dressed in black hooded sweatshirts, like the one Trayvon Martin was wearing when he was shot, demanded justice and prosecution of his killer.
Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, was killed on February 26 while walking in a gated community in Sanford, Florida by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer.
Sanford police did not charge Zimmerman after he said he shot Martin in self-defense. A grand jury, however, will decide whether to charge Zimmerman with murder on April 10.
Saturday’s demonstrations were the continuation of several days of protests that started with a “million-hoodie march” in New York and Miami on March 21.
Protesters, mainly African Americans, say the killing manifests the unjust treatment of the large black community in the country.
Critics also say the murder was racially motivated as Trayvon’s case has heightened tensions with the African-American community in the US.
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