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July 14, 2013 / 10:53 PM

Trayvon Martin protests: Zimmerman acquittal sparks demonstrations across the U.S.

By KATE STANTON, UPI.com
Demonstrators angry at the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of black teen Trayvon Martin, gather in the Crenshaw area to protest the acquittal, in Los Angeles on July 14, 2013. A jury in Sanford, Florida late Saturday found Zimmerman, a volunteer neighborhood watchman, not guilty of shooting Martin dead, a 17 year-old unarmed teen on the night of February 26, 2012. UPI/Jim Ruymen
1 of 6 | Demonstrators angry at the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of black teen Trayvon Martin, gather in the Crenshaw area to protest the acquittal, in Los Angeles on July 14, 2013. A jury in Sanford, Florida late Saturday found Zimmerman, a volunteer neighborhood watchman, not guilty of shooting Martin dead, a 17 year-old unarmed teen on the night of February 26, 2012. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

Following George Zimmerman's controversial acquittal on Saturday night, demonstrators in major cities across America took to the streets in a show of support for Trayvon Martin's family and in condemnation of the Florida justice system.

As President Barack Obama called for "calm reflection" in the aftermath of the verdict, Sunday's protests in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles and Sanford, Fla., were mostly peaceful, with some reports of skirmishes between police and demonstrators.

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