Supporters Skeptical but Hopeful for Justice in Travon Martin Case on Anniversary of Murder

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Jason Lewis/Village Voice
A year removed from the murder of 17-year-old Travon Martin, hundreds of supporters took to Union Square yesterday, carrying candles and wearing hoodies, to stand in solidarity alongside Martin's parents on the anniversary of his death.

They demanded justice for Martin in the case against George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed the unarmed teenager in a gated community where Martin's father lived in Sanford, Fl. While demands for justice were loud and fierce, many in attendance acknowledged that the justice they'd like to see for Martin's death may never materialize if solely left up to the legal system.

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