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A couple who preferred to not give their names listen to the Rev. Al Sharpton as he speaks at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier

A couple who preferred to not give their names listen to the Rev. Al Sharpton as he speaks at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier

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  • A couple who preferred to not give their names listen to the Rev. Al Sharpton as he speaks at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, speaks with the Rev. Al Sharpton, right, at Thursday's rally in Mellon Park in Sanford.
  • A crowd gathers to listen to the Rev. Al Sharpton and parents of Trayvon Martin speak at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • Dietra Williams, of Sanford, yells 'We are Trayvon Marton' to the crowd while waiting for the Rev. Al Sharpton and the parents of Trayvon Marton to speak at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • The Rev. Al Sharpton spoke at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • In this undated photo provided by the Martin family, Trayvon Martin holds an unidentified baby. Martin, 17 of Miami Springs, Fla., was killed by a neighborhood watchman following an altercation in Sanford, Fla. as he walked from a convenience store in February, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Family, File)
  • The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • Wileetha Robinson, 20, of Sanford, at right, readies to hear the Rev. Al Sharpton speak at a rally in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • FILE - This undated family photo shows Trayvon Martin. College students around Florida rallied Monday, March 19, 2012, to demand the arrest of a white neighborhood watch captain who shot the unarmed teen in February, though authorities may be hamstrung by a state law that allows people to defend themselves with deadly force. (AP Photo/Martin Family, File)
  • George Zimmerman is seen in police mug shot provided by the Orange County, Fla., Jail, via The Mimai Herald, from a 2005 arrest. Zimmerman is the neighborhood watch captain who shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, 17, in a gated community in Sanford, Fla. in February 2012. (AP Photo/Orange County Jail via Miami Herald)
  • Tracy Martin, center, the father of Trayvon Martin, speaks with the Rev. Al Sharpton at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • A crowd gathers to listen to the Rev. Al Sharpton and parents of Trayvon Martin speak at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • Wileetha Robinson, 20, of Sanford, at right, readies to hear the Rev. Al Sharpton speak at a rally in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • Supporters of the movement to arrest George Zimmerman wait for the family of the victim and the Rev. Al Sharpton to speak at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • A crowd gathers to listen to the Rev. Al Sharpton and parents of Trayvon Martin speak at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • At the urging of rally leaders, donation buckets were passed around to help the family of Trayvon Martin with financial expenses. The rally was held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • Jerrell Whaley, 14, of Orlando, listens to the Rev. Al Sharpton speak at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • Attendees show signs endorsing the arrest of George Zimmerman at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • A crowd begins to gather at Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • In this 2012 file photo, Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, speaks with the Rev. Al Sharpton at her side at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • The Rev. Al Sharpton spoke at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • Supporters of the movement to arrest George Zimmerman for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin react at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night. Martin, 17, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • The Rev. Al Sharpton, at left, and the mother of Trayvon Martin, Sybrina Fulton, at right, attended a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • Dietra Williams, of Sanford, yells 'We are Trayvon Marton' to the crowd while waiting for the Rev. Al Sharpton and the parents of Trayvon Marton to speak at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier
  • Edward Linsmier (2) Wileetha Robinson, 20, of Sanford, right, waits to hear the Rev. Al Sharpton speak Thursday at a rally in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla. Sharpton was in Sanford attending an event to bring awareness to the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, 17. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26 by George Zimmerman, 28, a neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated Thursday's crowd at more than 15,000.
  • A couple who preferred to not give their names listen to the Rev. Al Sharpton as he speaks at a rally held in Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla., Thursday night to bring awareness to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Martin, who was unarmed, was shot to death on Feb. 26th by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood watch volunteer. Seminole County Sheriff's officials estimated a crowd of more than 15,000 showed up for the event. Photographs by Edward Linsmier

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