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Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman. Zimmerman was a member of his local neighborhood watch who claimed he shot Martin because it was self defense.This event sparked the Black Lives Matter Movement. -
#BlackLivesMatter
After a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman of murder or man slaughter, Alicia Garza, Partisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi reacted to the verdict by posting #BlackLivesMatter on social media. -
#BlackLivesMatter Takes Hold
Once Michael Brown was killed, #BlackLivesMatter really came into the public eye on social media-- having 2 million tweets mentioning the hashtag on some days. -
Eric Garner
Eric Garner, a New York man, was choked to death by a police officer for selling cigarettes . -
John Crawford
John Crawford was shot and killed in a Walmart in Beavercreek, Ohio while holding a BB gun. -
Michael Brown
Darren Wilson, a Ferguson police officer killed Michael Brown. -
Tamir Rice
After police were called because a black male kept "pulling a gun out of his pants and pointing it at people", Tamir Rice was shot and killed by 2 police officers. -
Tony Robinson
After responding to reports of an unarmed black male jumping in front of cars and attempting to strangle someone, Mathew Kenny, a Wisconsin police officer shot and killed Tony Robinson. -
Walter Scott
Walter Scott, after getting pulled over for a broken taillight was shot and killed by Michael Slager because he claimed Scott was trying to take his taser. -
Freddie Gray
After being arrested for what law enforcement believed to be an illegal switchblade, Freddie Gray died from a spinal injury sustained while in custody of the Baltimore police.
