Is Trayvon Martin this generation’s Emmett Till?
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March 22, 2012
Trayvon Martin may very well become this generation’s Emmett Till.
The February 26th shooting death of the 17-year-old Martin by George Zimmerman — a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain in Sanford, Florida — has captured national attention and garnered universal outrage. Nearly six decades ago, Emmett Till was murdered at a time when the lives of black boys were not highly regarded, and the rights of black Americans were under siege.
The Trayvon Martin case is now a turning point in American history, and not just for African-Americans. And you’ll find this case at the intersection of racial violence, civil rights and criminal justice.
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