feb 26, 2012 - Trayvon Martin
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The death of Trayvon Martin occurred on the evening of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida, when 28-year-old neighborhood watchman and Latino George Zimmerman shot and killed 17-year-old African-American high school student Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman claimed self-defense as his reason. This death and its circumstances sparked a nationwide discussion of racism in the United States that was echoed in other countries.
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