Huffington Magazine Issue 58 | Page 30

MARIO TAMA/GETTY IMAGES Voices REV. AL SHARPTON HUFFINGTON 07.21.13 We Lost the Battle, but the War Is Far From Over TWO WEEKS AFTER the inexcusable death of young Trayvon Martin, I received a call from the attorney representing the Martin family, Benjamin Crump. It was a plea for assistance as the person responsible for the 17-yearold’s death was walking around freely as if nothing had happened. George Zimmerman wasn’t arrested that fateful night. George Zim- Trayvon Martin supporters march to an NAACP rally in Sanford, Fla., in March 2012.