Rallies Against Zimmerman Acquittal Held Across U.S. (PHOTOS)

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Source: CBS News

Rallies against Zimmerman acquittal held across U.S.

July 14, 2013

Updated 8:00 p.m. ET

NEW YORK With chants and prayers, sermons and signs, outrage over a jury's decision to clear George Zimmerman in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager poured from street protests and church pulpits Sunday amid calls for federal civil rights charges to be filed in the case.

Hours after the verdict Saturday night, demonstrators gathered on U Street in Washington, D.C., chanting, "No justice, no peace." One protester carried a sign that read, "Stop criminalizing black men."

In Miami, more than 200 people gathered for a vigil. "You can't justify murder," read one poster. Another read "Don't worry about more riots. Worry about more Zimmermans."

Carol Reitner, 76, of Miami, said she heard about the vigil through an announcement at her church Sunday morning. "I was really devastated. It's really hard to believe that someone can take the life of someone else and walk out of court free," she said.

In Manhattan's Union Square, hundreds of people gathered to voice their passions over the verdict, hoisting placards with images of Martin, and marched down 6th Ave.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57593672/rallies-against-zimmerman-acquittal-held-across-u.s

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@rdevro: This is what it looks like in Times Square. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a moving scene. #TrayvonMartin http://t.co/TEmE7OKaUK




http://gregmitchellwriter.blogspot.com/2013/07/trayvon-protest-in-times-square-tonight.html



Trayvon Protest in Times Square Tonight
Marches and skirmishes still going on, with reports of 20 arrests.


http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/07/14/rallies-against-zimmerman-verdict-held-around/MPNhGqjljt8WT7MmyckueK/story.html



REUTERS/KEITH BEDFORD

A protester held a sign during a rally in the Harlem neighborhood of New York in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman.


CAPTIONS HERE: http://news.yahoo.com/rallies-large-small-zimmerman-verdict-231947267.html

http://www.heraldstandard.com/united_states_ap/rallies-against-zimmerman-verdict-being-held-in-us/article_ec41f881-04b3-519a-a976-3a51a030a33c.html



John Minchillo

Protestors converge on Union Square, Sunday, July 14, 2013, in New York, for a protest against the acquittal of volunteer neighborhood watch member George Zimmerman in the 2012 killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. Demonstrators upset with the verdict protested mostly peacefully in Florida, Milwaukee, Washington, Atlanta and other cities overnight and into the early morning. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)





Phelan M. Ebenhack

Nichole Mitchell wipes away tears during the sermon at a youth service at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford, Fla., Sunday, July 14, 2013. Many in the congregation wore shirts in support of Trayvon Martin following the acquittal oif George Zimmerman, who had been charged in the 2012 shooting death of Martin.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)





John Minchillo

Demonstrators converge on Union Square in New York Sunday, July 14, 2013 during a protest against the acquittal of neighborhood watch member George Zimmerman in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida. Demonstrators upset with the verdict protested in Florida, Milwaukee, Washington, Atlanta and other cities overnight and into the early morning Sunday. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)




David Goldman

Tabatha Holley, 19, of Dawson, Ga., chants as demonstrators march in protest as a police cruiser follows at right the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, Sunday, July 14, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)




David Goldman

Demonstrators cross Marietta Street as they march in protest the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, Sunday, July 14, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)





David Goldman

A bag of Skittles candies hangs out of the pocket of Latressa McVey, 35, of Atlanta, during a protest the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, Sunday, July 14, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)


http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=19662189&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fsite%3D%26source%3Dhp%26ei%3DJE7jUYehIMm1ygHmuYCYDg%26q%3Dzimmerman%2Bverdict%2Brallies%2Bphotos%26oq%3Dzimmerman%2Bverdict%2Brallies%2Bphotos%26gs_l%3Dmobile-gws-hp.3...2528.11906.0.12223.33.28.0.5.5.0.243.3920.3j21j3.27.0....0...1c.1.19.mobile-gws-hp.ukFVJUhpic8


Jason Redmond / Reuters


http://www.khou.com/news/national/Rallies-against-Zimmerman-verdict-being-held-in-US-215438921.html



Credit: Getty Images
SANFORD, FL - JULY 13: Supporters of Treyvon Martin wait in front of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center for the verdict to be announced in the George Zimmerman murder trial on July 13, 2013 in Sanford, Florida. The jury found Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, not guilty in the February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Treyvon Martin. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)




Credit: Getty Images
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 14: People gather at a rally honoring Trayvon Martin with his photo standing (R) while being held by a man at Union Square in Manhattan on July 14, 2013 in New York City. George Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of Martin July 13 and many protesters questioned the verdict. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)


http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/13/justice/zimmerman-verdict-reax/index.html



"Justice for Trayvon" is written on the ground as people gather at Union Square in New York on July 13.




People attend a rally in Los Angeles following the Zimmerman verdict on July 13.




People gather for a demonstration in Los Angeles on July 13.


http://wgntv.com/2013/07/14/zimmerman-verdict-inspires-rallies-in-chicago




http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57593671/george-zimmerman-verdict-opens-political-divide/



Sam Hill, 11, wipes away tears during a youth service at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford, Fla., Sunday, July 14, 2013. / AP PHOTO


http://sfist.com/2013/07/14/justice_for_trayvon_rallies_in_bay.php#photo-1



Peta Lindsay (of the Party for Socialism and Liberation) posted this image from the scene in San Francisco shortly after the no-guilty verdict was read.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2119615/Trayvon-Martin-case-Anonymous-witness-claims-teen-attacked-killer-George-Zimmerman-fatal-shooting.html



AP / Defiance: Protests have demanded that George Zimmerman be prosecuted over the shooting




AP / March: A seven-year-old protester eats Skittles at a demonstration in Washington, D.C. Trayvon Martin had gone to buy a bag of Skittles when he was shot by Zimmerman.




AP / Capitol protests: In Washington today, hundreds gathered in Freedom Plaza demanding justice for Trayvon Martin.

[JaneyVee]

1. Check it out

https://mobile.twitter.com/DGisSERIOUS/status/356569728430505986/photo/1

[LukeFL]

17. Don't you think they should be marching

And protesting in FL? After all NY doesn't have that unfair law, it's a very liberal state where I can assure you the outcome would have been different. Also, Rivk Scott is probably right laughing at this.

What does NY have to do with this?

Go march in FL!!!

[Voice for Peace]

20. March in Zimmerman's town, all around his streets and the stores where he shops

march at night, in the dark, with hoodies, en masse

[Jefferson23]

2. That's how it's done, with hearts and minds together. K&R

Thanks for posting.

[Auntie Bush]

3. It's wonderful to see all those blacks and whites protesting together in peace and calm with

reverence to Trayvon. May he rest in peace.

[protect our future]

22. I, too, am thrilled to see all those white faces in the photos.

(I'm white.)

[indepat]

4. May a peaceful rage rise to such a crescendo, that rotten Republican legislatures and statehouses

all across the land will be forced to rescind all those despicable licenses to kill that they've issued.

[blkmusclmachine]

5. .

.

[tpsbmam]

6. Michael Moore tweet at midnight last night -- what Union Square, NYC protest looked like

:large

[alp227]

7. LA Times: Trayvon Martin protesters block 10 Freeway in L.A.

The Los Angeles Police Department has called a citywide tactical alert after demonstrators protesting the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman case blocked traffic on the 10 Freeway in the Mid-City area Sunday evening.

The California Highway Patrol said "police activity" around the 10 Freeway and Crenshaw Boulevard has jammed traffic. Motorists are urged to avoid the area.

No arrests have been made, and no one was hurt. LAPD sources said a splinter group of a larger protest walked down an onramp to the 10 Freeway and stood mostly in the eastbound lanes.

Officials said portions of the 10 were closed from 6:20 p.m. to 6:44 p.m. but have since reopened.

full: http://archive.is/vC6Jx

[billh58]

8. And these are the

people who will provide the momentum for overturning the obscene SYG and CCW (NRA-purchased) laws around this country.

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

10. Indeed...........

Well said.

[Brigid]

9. That pic of Nicole Mitchell just breaks my heart.

BTW, I had hoped to see more white faces in the pics.This affects us too.

[Solly Mack]

11. K&R

[TeeYiYi]

12. k+r for Trayvon. ..nt

TYY

[Mnemosyne]

13. K&R

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. Live video of protest in Los Angeles.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Protesters-Shut-Down-10-Freeway-215462921.html

Right now they're showing Hollywood and Vine. Protesters are sitting in the intersection.

[MrScorpio]

15. Peace and Justice nt

[heaven05]

16. I

really am glad there were/are no more deaths associated with that travesty of a trial.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. Meanwhile Florida GOP shills are thinking this is just a TV thing that will go away after a while.

[Raffi Ella]

19. K&R

#HoodiesUp

[Cha]

21. Heartbreakingly evocative.. thanks Hissy.. here's two more..

New York, July 14

meta @metaquest

Peaceful protest for Trayvon Martin in San Francisco. pic.twitter.com/5GbQfX848X3:58

AM - 15 Jul 2013



Jasmyne Cannick @jasmyne

This is not like 1992, there are black, white, Latino, Asian, gay, straight, old and young marching together in solidarity.4:52 PM - 14 Jul 2013

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http://theobamadiary.com/2013/07/15/rise-and-shine-554/

[Scurrilous]

23. K & R

[cheezmaka]

24. National Protest for Justice

Now that's what I'm talkin' about!!!