UPDATED 7/16: Protesters marched through downtown Minneapolis, joining in a rally that connected the killing of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of George Zimmerman to the police shooting of Terrance Franklin in Minneapolis. The Facebook posts collected below through Storify show images and reactions to the rally. The Facebook posts collected below through Storify show images and reactions to the rally.
Related stories:
• BEHIND THE STORY | Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman: When will the cycle of racism stop? (Sheila Regan, 2013)
• COMMUNITY VOICES | In the aftermath of Zimmerman’s acquittal, racial justice remains elusive (Nekima Levy-Pounds, 2013)
• OPINION | Sidestepping race in Zimmerman’s trial only puts a bandaid on America’s racial wound (Lolla Mohammed Nur, 2013)
• COMMUNITY VOICES | Zimmerman acquittal demonstrates that we can’t keep silent (Amber Jones, 2013)
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