Trayvon Martin parents to join rally for slain Missouri teen

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Reuters) - Hundreds of people gathered in a St Louis park on Sunday for a rally against police violence that is expected to bring together the family of Michael Brown, killed by an officer in Missouri this month, and the parents of Trayvon Martin, a Florida teenager shot dead in 2012.

The Peace Fest rally in Forest Park takes place one day before the funeral of Brown. The slaying of the 18-year-old black youth by a white police officer, Darren Wilson, in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson on Aug. 9 led to days of unrest and drew global attention to race relations in the United States.

The shooting of Martin by a civilian vigilante reignited the debate about the state of race relations in the United States at a level not seen in recent years, with family and supporters saying it showed the rough treatment that black youths face.

Representatives of the Brown family said in public flyers that Martin's parents would attend the Sunday demonstration.

In Ferguson, police and demonstrators have clashed on and off for more than a week, drawing criticism of the police for mass arrests and the use of heavy-handed tactics and military gear.

The last four nights have been relatively calm, however, although shortly before midnight on Saturday, police arrested three people. The main street of Ferguson was open to traffic and the police presence was down sharply from just 24 hours earlier.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/25/us-usa-missouri-shooting-idUSKBN0GF0LP20140825?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter

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"You all stood for family of Trayvon Martin - we're going to stand for you." - Tracy Martin. #Ferguson #MichaelBrown

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2. I am not surprised that they are supporting Brown's family.

Sybrina Fulton is grace personified.

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4. Indeed she is.

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3. Solidarity! thanks YMBL