Photos: Reactions to not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman around the country
July 14, 2013
Torri Morris, 11, stays close in the arms of her mother Tamesah Morris, during the rally in City Park in Denver, CO on July 14, 2013. Members of the African American community turned out for a rally to show their disappointment in the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the murder trail of Trayvon Martin on July 14, 2013. Zimmerman is the Florida man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin. "We will not erase the conversation of race," said Jeff Fard, founder of Brother Jeff's Cultural Center in the Five Points neighborhood. "Don't be afraid to say if Trayvon Martin was a white man he would be alive today." Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd15TRAYVON_HHR_9300 )
Joseph Abiakam, 14, of Denver, listens during the rally in City Park in Denver, CO on July 14, 2013. Several hundred people turned out to show their disappointment in the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the murder trail of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman is the Florida man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin. "We will not erase the conversation of race," said Jeff Fard, founder of Brother Jeff's Cultural Center in the Five Points neighborhood. "Don't be afraid to say if Trayvon Martin was a white man he would be alive today." Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd15TRAYVON_HHR_9462 )
Reverands and members of the African American community of Denver pray together during the rally in City Park in Denver, CO on July 14, 2013. Several hundred people turned out to show their disappointment in the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the murder trail of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman is the Florida man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin. "We will not erase the conversation of race," said Jeff Fard, founder of Brother Jeff's Cultural Center in the Five Points neighborhood. "Don't be afraid to say if Trayvon Martin was a white man he would be alive today." Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd15TRAYVON_HHR_9305 )
Jeff Fard, second from left, gets a hug from a community member as the rally gets under way in City Park in Denver, CO on July 14, 2013. Members of the African American community turned out for a rally to show their disappointment in the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the murder trail of Trayvon Martin on July 14, 2013. Zimmerman is the Florida man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin. "We will not erase the conversation of race," said Jeff Fard, founder of Brother Jeff's Cultural Center in the Five Points neighborhood. "Don't be afraid to say if Trayvon Martin was a white man he would be alive today." Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd15TRAYVON_HHR_9167 )
Simba Jones holds the hand of his mother Phoenix Jones, left hands during the rally in City Park in Denver, CO on July 14, 2013. Several hundred people turned out to show their disappointment in the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the murder trail of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman is the Florida man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin. "We will not erase the conversation of race," said Jeff Fard, founder of Brother Jeff's Cultural Center in the Five Points neighborhood. "Don't be afraid to say if Trayvon Martin was a white man he would be alive today." Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd15TRAYVON_HHR_9576 )
Emmitt Brooks, middle, lowers his head in prayer while holding hands with a Charnissa Staten, far right, near the end of the rally in City Park in Denver, CO on July 14, 2013. Several hundred people turned out to show their disappointment in the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the murder trail of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman is the Florida man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin. "We will not erase the conversation of race," said Jeff Fard, founder of Brother Jeff's Cultural Center in the Five Points neighborhood. "Don't be afraid to say if Trayvon Martin was a white man he would be alive today." Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd15TRAYVON_HHR_9686 )
Tamesah Morris shed tears during the rally in City Park in Denver, CO on July 14, 2013. Members of the African American community turned out for a rally to show their disappointment in the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the murder trail of Trayvon Martin on July 14, 2013. Zimmerman is the Florida man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin. "We will not erase the conversation of race," said Jeff Fard, founder of Brother Jeff's Cultural Center in the Five Points neighborhood. "Don't be afraid to say if Trayvon Martin was a white man he would be alive today." Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd15TRAYVON_HHR_9277 )
A protester blocks an Expo Line train at the intersection of Exposition and Crenshaw boulevards, following the George Zimmerman verdict in Los Angeles, California, July 13, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted Zimmerman on Saturday for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, setting free a man who had become a polarizing figure in the national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Jason Redmond ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Darssie Jackson (C) reacts with her children Linzey Stafford, 10, (L) and Shauntiana Stafford outside Seminole County Court where George Zimmerman was found not guilty on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in Sanford, Florida July 13, 2013. A Florida jury on Saturday found George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, in a case that sparked a national debate on race and guns. REUTERS/Joe Skipper ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
A protester marches with other protesters in the Leimert Park area of Los Angeles following the George Zimmerman verdict in Los Angeles, California, July 13, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted Zimmerman on Saturday for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, setting free a man who had become a polarizing figure in the national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Jason Redmond ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
(L-R) Debra Reid, Yanni Medina, 13, her mother Carol Medina, Blanca Zavala and her daughter J'Len Edmund, 6, attend a rally following the George Zimmerman verdict in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California July 13, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman on Saturday in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that sparked a national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Jason Redmond ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Will Reese holds a protest sign in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin trial, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, July 14, 2013.A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman on Saturday in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that sparked a national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Keith Bedford ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
A protester holds a sign during a rally in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin trial, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York July 14, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman on Saturday in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that sparked a national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Keith Bedford ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
A man screams during a demonstration in Union Square after the news that George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin on Saturday, July 13, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri) ( Neighborhood Watch )
A protester (2nd L) shouts as Los Angeles Police try to remove protesters from the intersection of Exposition and Crenshaw boulevards, following the George Zimmerman verdict in Los Angeles, California, July 13, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted Zimmerman on Saturday for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, setting free a man who had become a polarizing figure in the national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Jason Redmond ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
A woman spray paints along Franklin Street during a protest after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, early Sunday, July 14, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. Protesters angered by the acquittal Zimmerman held largely peaceful demonstrations in three California cities, but broke windows and started small street fires Oakland, police said. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Anda Chu) ( Neighborhood Watch California Protests )
Marchers burn a United States flag outside a fast food restaurant during a protest after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, early Sunday, July 14, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. Protesters angered by the acquittal Zimmerman held largely peaceful demonstrations in three California cities, but broke windows and started small street fires Oakland, police said. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Anda Chu) ( Neighborhood Watch California Protests )
Oakland police officers work to extinguish a fire during a protest after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, early Sunday, July 14, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. Protesters angered by the acquittal Zimmerman held largely peaceful demonstrations in three California cities, but broke windows and started small street fires Oakland, police said. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Anda Chu) ( APTOPIX Neighborhood Watch California Protests )
A man throws a trash can at the window of a building during a protest after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, early Sunday, July 14, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. Protesters angered by the acquittal Zimmerman held largely peaceful demonstrations in three California cities, but broke windows and started small street fires Oakland, police said. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Anda Chu) ( Neighborhood Watch California Protests )
A BART police vehicle is vandalized during a protest after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, early Sunday, July 14, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. Protesters angered by the acquittal Zimmerman held largely peaceful demonstrations in three California cities, but broke windows and started small street fires Oakland, police said. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Anda Chu) ( APTOPIX Neighborhood Watch California Protests )
A window is smashed at a Chase Bank in Oakland, Calif., early Sunday, July 14, 2013, following protests after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin. Protesters angered by the acquittal Zimmerman held largely peaceful demonstrations in three California cities, but broke windows and started small street fires in Oakland, police said. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Jane Tyska) ( Neighborhood Watch California Protests )
A window is smashed at the Sears store on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, Calif., early Sunday, July 14, 2013, following protests after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin. Protesters angered by the acquittal Zimmerman held largely peaceful demonstrations in three California cities, but broke windows and started small street fires in Oakland, police said. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Jane Tyska) ( Neighborhood Watch California Protests )
A protester (L) talks with Los Angeles Police officers as they try to remove protesters from the intersection of Exposition and Crenshaw boulevards, following the George Zimmerman verdict in Los Angeles, California, July 13, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted Zimmerman on Saturday for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, setting free a man who had become a polarizing figure in the national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Jason Redmond ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
A sign is displayed at a demonstration after the news that George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin on Saturday, July 13, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri) ( Neighborhood Watch )
Jackie Vanderbilt (2nd L) and Pat Logan attend a rally following the George Zimmerman verdict in the Leimert Park area of Los Angeles, California July 13, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman on Saturday in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that sparked a national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Jason Redmond ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
A woman holding a child reacts to the verdict outside Seminole County Court where George Zimmerman was found not guilty on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in Sanford, Florida July 13, 2013. A Florida jury on Saturday found George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, in a case that sparked a national debate on race and guns. REUTERS/Joe Skipper ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Demonstrators react to the verdict outside Seminole County Court where George Zimmerman was found not guilty on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in Sanford, Florida July 13, 2013. A Florida jury on Saturday found George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, in a case that sparked a national debate on race and guns. REUTERS/Joe Skipper ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
People attend a rally following the George Zimmerman verdict in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California July 13, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman on Saturday in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that sparked a national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Jason Redmond ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Brooklyn Nimoh of New York wears a "Justice For Trayvon Martin" shirt as people gather at Union Square in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin trial, in New York July 14, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman on Saturday in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that sparked a national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Protesters hold an image of Trayvon Martin while marching in the Leimert Park area of Los Angeles, California, following the George Zimmerman verdict, July 13, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted Zimmerman on Saturday for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Martin, setting free a man who had become a polarizing figure in the national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Jason Redmond ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Workers board up windows at Flora restaurant in downtown Oakland, Calif., early Sunday, July 14, 2013, following protests after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin. Protesters angered by the acquittal Zimmerman held largely peaceful demonstrations in three California cities, but broke windows and started small street fires in Oakland, police said. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Jane Tyska) ( Neighborhood Watch California Protests )
A flag burns during a protest after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, early Sunday, July 14, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. Protesters angered by the acquittal Zimmerman held largely peaceful demonstrations in three California cities, but broke windows and started small street fires Oakland, police said. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Anda Chu) ( APTOPIX Neighborhood Watch California Protests )
Los Angeles Police officers run down Crenshaw Boulevard as a group of at least 100 protesters march in the street, following the George Zimmerman verdict, in Los Angeles, California July 13, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted Zimmerman on Saturday for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, setting free a man who had become a polarizing figure in the national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Jason Redmond ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
People attend a rally following the George Zimmerman verdict in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California July 13, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman on Saturday in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that sparked a national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Jason Redmond ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
A protester (L) walks past a line of Los Angeles Police officers as they try to remove protesters from the intersection of Exposition and Crenshaw boulevards, following the George Zimmerman verdict, in Los Angeles, California July 13, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted Zimmerman on Saturday for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, setting free a man who had become a polarizing figure in the national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Jason Redmond ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Demonstrators protest in front of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center where a jury is deliberating in the trial of George Zimmerman on July 13, 2013 in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, is on trial for the February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ( 173403402 )
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) ( APTOPIX Neighborhood Watch )
"Justice For Trayvon" is written on the ground as people gather at Union Square in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin trial, in New York July 14, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman on Saturday for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that sparked a national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Demonstrators shout slogans in front of the Seminole County Courthouse during jury deliberations in the trial of George Zimmerman, Saturday, July 13, 2013, in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman has been charged with the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ( Neighborhood Watch )
Aesha Felton, 2nd cousin, Roberta Felton, cousin, Milton Felton, cousin of Trayvon Martin stand outside of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church a day after the verdict to the George Zimmerman murder trail July 14, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Slain teenager Trayvon Martin and his family were members of this church. A jury found neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman not guilty of murder after shooting and killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin after an altercation in February 2012. (Photo by Angel Valentin/Getty Images) ( 173438139 )
Signs in support of shooting victim Trayvon Martin are planted outside the court in Sanford, Florida, on July 13, 2013. A six-woman jury in the racially-charged trial of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, accused of murdering the unarmed Martin resumed its deliberations on July 13. Zimmerman, 29, is accused of pursuing Martin through the gated community of Sanford, Florida and shooting him during an altercation. Zimmerman's lawyers insist he acted in self-defense after Martin, 17, wrestled him to the ground and started bashing his head into the pavement. AFP PHOTO/PAULA BUSTAMANTE ( 521326420 )
A woman holds a pack of Skittles and a sign during a demonstration in New York on July 14, 2013. Protests were held one day after a US jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of murdering unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, in a racially charged trial that transfixed the country. The trial aroused strong passions among those who believed that Zimmerman -- a volunteer neighborhood watchman whose father is white and whose mother is Peruvian -- racially profiled and stalked Martin, and those convinced he acted in self-defense. STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 521350170 )
Demonstrators protest in front of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center where a jury is deliberating in the trial of George Zimmerman on July 13, 2013 in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, is on trial for the February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ( 173403530 )
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) ( 173422776 )
A demonstrator holds a sign with the likeness of Trayvon Martin while protesting in front of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center where a jury is deliberating in the trial of George Zimmerman on July 13, 2013 in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, is on trial for the February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ( 173403751 )
Aesha Felton(C-podium), Roberta Felton(L) and Milton Felton(2nd-L), cousins of Trayvon Martin speak to the media outside the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church a day after the verdict to the George Zimmerman murder trail July 14, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Slain teenager Trayvon Martin and his family were members of this church. A jury found neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman not guilty of shooting and killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin after an altercation in February 2012. GASTON DE CARDENAS/AFP/Getty Images ( 521348452 )
A police officer stands guard as parishioners arrive for services outside the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church a day after the verdict to the George Zimmerman murder trail July 14, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Slain teenager Trayvon Martin and his family were members of this church. A jury found neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman not guilty of shooting and killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin after an altercation in February 2012. GASTON DE CARDENAS/AFP/Getty Images ( 521348966 )
Parishioners arrive for Sunday service at Allen Chapel AME church in the historic black neighborhood of Goldsboro on July 14, 2013 in Sanford, Florida. During the service Pastor Valarie Houston compared seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was shot and killed in February 2012 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, to civil rights icons Medgar Evans and Emmitt Till. Yesterday Zimmerman, who claimed he shot the teen in self-defense, was found not guilty of murder following a jury trial. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ( 173446199 )
Tammy Haynes, left, Whitney Tillman, center, and Crystal Haynes react during a 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 of George Zimmerman, who had been charged in the 2012 shooting death of Martin. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) ( Neighborhood Watch )
Worshippers at the Middle Collegiate Church hold prayer services wearing hoodies in support of slain teenager Trayvon Martin in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in his trial in New York, July 14, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted Zimmerman on Saturday for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Martin, setting free a man who had become a polarizing figure in the national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Keith Bedford ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Worshippers at the Middle Collegiate Church wearing hoodies hug during prayer services in support of slain teenager Trayvon Martin in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in his trial in New York, July 14, 2013. A Florida jury acquitted Zimmerman on Saturday for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Martin, setting free a man who had become a polarizing figure in the national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. REUTERS/Keith Bedford ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
People attend a rally in reaction to a not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman in New York July 14, 2013. Cleared by a Florida jury, Zimmerman walked free from criminal charges in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin but still faces public outrage, a possible civil suit and demands for a federal investigation. REUTERS/Eric Thayer ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Antonio McVay, 8, holds a sign in front of his home in the Goldsboro Historical neighborhood, Saturday, July 13, 2013, in Sanford, Fla., while residents wait for word on the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. Zimmerman has been charged with the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Mike Brown) ( Neighborhood Watch )
A woman who identified herself as Big Mama Jones shouts her opinions in front of Seminole County Courthouse while the jury deliberates in the trial of George Zimmerman, Saturday, July 13, 2013, in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman has been charged with the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ( Neighborhood Watch )
Thomas Bouldin (L) of Jacksonsville, Florida, and Sabrina Cochran, of Smiths Station, Alabama, listen to a speaker during an open forum to discuss the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial and verdict at Melon Park in Sanford, Florida, July 14, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama called for calm on Sunday after the acquittal of Zimmerman in the shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin, as civil rights demonstrators planned rallies in a handful of cities to condemn racial profiling. REUTERS/Steve Nesius ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Randy Casey, of Sanford, wearing a hat with a Malcolm X sticker and Trayvon Martin button, listens to speakers during an open forum to discuss the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial and verdict at Melon Park in Sanford, Florida, July 14, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama called for calm on Sunday after the acquittal of Zimmerman in the shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin, as civil rights demonstrators planned rallies in a handful of cities to condemn racial profiling. REUTERS/Steve Nesius ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Demonstrators outside the Seminole County Courthouse react after hearing the verdict of not guilty in the trial of George Zimmerman, Saturday, July 13, 2013, in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman had been charged with the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ( Neighborhood Watch )
Demonstrators listen in front of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center as the verdict is announced finding George Zimmerman not guilty in the murder of Trayvon Martin on July 13, 2013 in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer shot and killed 17-year-old Martin after an altercation in February 2012. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ( 173418260 )
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) ( 173422779 )
Melinda O'Neal (L) breaks into tears and hugs Shedrick Burfect in front of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center after learning George Zimmerman had been found not guilty in the Murder of Trayvon Martin on July 13, 2013 in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, shot and killed 17-year-old Martin after an altercation in February 2012. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ( 173417940 )
Tanetta Foster breaks into tears in front of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center after learning George Zimmerman had been found not guilty in the Murder of Trayvon Martin on July 13, 2013 in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer shot and killed 17-year-old Martin after an altercation in February 2012. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ( 173418263 )
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