That night, Trayvon was walking home from the neighborhood convenience store carrying a bag of Skittles, a cell phone, and an iced tea and wearing a hoodie. By the time the police arrived, Trayvon was dead. But Trayvon fought for his life; all the grit, self-control, critical thinking, problem solving, and self-advocacy were not enough. He problem-solved that his best option was to run, drawing on a history of White violence toward dark bodies. When attacked by Zimmerman, he advocated for his life. The night of the murder, Zimmerman was treated for a fractured nose and cuts to the back of his
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