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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.