Trayvon Martin's legacy and Black Lives Matter – BBC News

Back in 2012, a young black American was shot and killed while walking through a gated community in Florida. His name was Trayvon Martin, and his killer was George Zimmerman, a white neighbourhood watch volunteer. Trayvon, who was only 17, was not armed, and his death led to huge national protest. George Zimmerman was acquitted of murder, claiming that he was acting in self-defence. It was an extraordinary case that first prompted the slogan, Black Lives Matter. Well, five years on, the parents of Trayvon Martin have written a book on the case and Mark Urban has been in the US to speak to them.

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