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Montgomery vigil for Trayvon Martin
Sunday, March 25, 2012
In Montgomery protesters gathered outside the Civil Rights Memorial Center to pray and demand justice for Trayvon Martin. It's part of a bigger movement spreading across the nation, but Montgomery's vigil holds even greater significance.
It was 47 years ago to the day - the march from Selma ended in Montgomery. The people who walked those footsteps tell us, Sunday's vigil for Trayvon Martin brings back memories. "This is right out of the Civil Rights Movement," Charles Perry, a supporter said. "It has really struck a cord because this is something African American people have had to live with every day for years and now it is being exposed to the world," Wayne Sable, a supporter said. "It was wrong that he shot him," Austin Smith, a middle schooler at the vigil said. "It was just so sad." They wore hoodies and carried Skittles and iced tea - praying for Trayvon Martin's family - and for justice. "Something is wrong when a young man can't walk in his father's neighborhood without being assumed to be a criminal," Lecia Brooks, who organized the event said. "A kid in that situation no matter what they are holding - it will be perceived wrong as a weapon," Sable said. "It's all over the country this is happening." "The life expectancy of black youth is 25 years old," Rosetta Moncrief, a supporter said. "We are losing them at an early age. The death of Trayvon Martin was uncalled for. It was uncalled for." After some type of struggle, the alleged shooter - George Zimmerman - says he fired in self defense. He has not been charged in the case. Investigators have not yet given a full explanation as to what happened.
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