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Black Lives Matter

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Black Lives Matter

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Zimmerman's acquittal catalyses Black Lives Matter organizing

📅 13 July 2013

George Zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of Trayvon Martin. The verdict catalysed the organizing associated with Black Lives Matter and its assertion of the value of Black life. Alicia Garza,...