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Trayvon Martin's Social Movement
Social Movement The death of Trayvon Martin sparked a fire. It caused individuals not only in the Florida community but throughout the land to ask for social change within the legal system. An innocent boy’s murdering has been compared to the lynching of Emmett Till in 1955. Trayvon Martin’s death has moved societal groups in a way that has not been seen in over forty years. Many individuals across the nation are angered that a young man who supposedly was just minding his business has been shoot by a man in his twenties because of a set suspicion. This man, now arrested, had been walking free for weeks. This anger instilled in people has caused millions of people to sign petitions, organize rallies, and hold vigils. NBA players have

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