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Justice for Trayvon Martin Rally on Marietta Square (Video)

The rally on Marietta Square included chants, prayer and song.

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Over 100 people gathered for a planned rally on Marietta Square on Thursday.

The rally was organized by the New Order Human Rights Organization.

On Saturday night, a Florida jury of six women found George Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder in a shooting that mushroomed from a confrontation with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin as he walked home last year.

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The death and subsequent trial created racial tensions and raised questions about Florida’s Stand Your Ground law.



*Article/video posted from mobile device, Thursday, July 18. 

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