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Introduction to the Special Issue on Black Movements

Sociological Focus · 2015 · 21 citations · 27 references

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HumanitiesAfrican American StudiesEthnic StudiesAfrican American HistoryBlack Intellectual HistoryHomicideAfrican American Legal HistoryAfrican American Political HistoryBlack Social MovementsBlack StudiesBlack ViolenceViolence Against Activists

Abstract

In 2013 George Zimmerman was acquitted for the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. In the wake of this decision, three black activists (Alicia Garza, Patrice Cullors and Opal Tometi) developed th...

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