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Witness History: The death of Trayvon Martin

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24/02/2022 GMT

The death of Trayvon Martin

BBC World Service - Witness History, The death of Trayvon Martin

The black Florida teenager killed by a Neighbourhood Watch volunteer while buying sweets.

A friend remembers the black Florida teenager killed by a Neighbourhood Watch volunteer while buying sweets. Trayvon Martin's death sparked the Black Lives Matter movement.

In February 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot dead by a member of a Neighbourhood Watch group who claimed he was acting suspiciously. The unarmed black teenager was returning to a gated community in Florida after buying some snacks from a nearby convenience store  His death sparked national outrage in the US over racial profiling and the first use of the slogan "Black Lives Matter". Rachel Naylor talks to Trayvon Martin's high school friend, Ashley Burch.  

PHOTO: A protest demanding justice for Trayvon Martin in 2013 (Getty Images)

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