That case stirred a groundswell of emotion, much of it centered around race. Civil rights leaders, as well as Martin’s relatives, took to the streets contending that the teenwho’d gone out to get a drink and Skittles from a Sanford, Florida, convenience store only to run into Zimmerman on his way backmight still be alive today if not for the color of his skin.
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CNN’s Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz reported from Washington, and CNN’s Greg Botelho wrote this story from Atlanta.
