Guilty of Walking While Black

Trayvon Martin had accompanied his father to visit hisfather's fiancé who lived in a gated community in Sanford, Florida. The NBAAll-Star basketball game was about to start and he walked to a nearbyconvenience store, where he purchased an iced tea and a package of Skittlescandy. The 17-year-old headed back. He whipped out his cell phone to chat withhis girlfriend, as he had several times that day, as teenagers in love often do.He placed his phone in his pocket and spoke through a headpiece...