Trial throughout the trial, is one that motivated the victim Trayvon Martin because he referred to George Zimmerman as a cracker but did not moat their motivate their client. This is not about civil rights. It needs to be talked about but not in the context of the George Zimmerman case. Trayvon martins family was not in the courthouse last night. Trayvon martin will forever remain in the annals of history next to med ger evers and emmett till as symbols for the fight for equal justice for all. Tracy and sybrina are thankful for all those prayers over the past 17 months since the death of their son. This is a very trying time for their family and we ask that you respected their privacy. In conclusion, for trayvon to rest in peace, we must all be peaceful. Thank you. Lawyers for Trayvon Martins family indicated they may sue George Zimmerman in civil court. The naacp promised to pursue civil rights cases in federal court and selected thousands of signatures for that. The state Department
And when you think about why in the Africanamerican Community at least, theres a lot of pain around what happened here, i think its important to recognize that the Africanamerican Community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences. And a history. That doesnt go away. There are very few africanamerican men in this country who havent had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store. That includes me. There are very few africanamerican men who havent had the experience of walking across the street and hearing the locks click on the doors of cars. That happens to me, at least before i was a senator. There are very few africanamericans who havent had the experience of getting on an elevator and a woman clutching her purse nervously and holding her breath until she has a chance to get off. That happens often. And, you know, i dont want to exaggerate this, but those sets of experiences inform how the Africanamerican Community interprets what happ
Question dominating this entire trial. Would George Zimmerman take the stand . And today judge nelson asked him directly. Have you made a decision . Yes, your honor. What is your decision, sir . After consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. Is it your decision not to testify in this case . Yes, your honor. Are you making that decision freely and voluntarily . Yes, your honor. Reporter and with that, the defense rested. With all that in mind, the defense would rest. Reporter much of the day was spent on a voice consultant saying zimmerman was noncon tronational. But it was a dummy that proved to be one of the strongest witnesses of the day. It begin when the prosecutor grabbed a mannequin to show their version of events. Do you recognize this as being a humantype figure, right . Yes, sir. Okay. Its actually got a belly button. Reporter it was here the state seemed to concede Trayvon Martin could have been on top of George Zimmerman. Suggesting he was pulling away at the tim
Morning and on social media. It blew up last night as that verdict was read. Fox friends begins right now. George zimmerman not guilty on all charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. The verdict was met with shock outside the sanford courtroom and across the country. Live outside the courthouse with the very latest on whats happening in florida. Reporter good morning, tucker. Everything quiet but overnight there were demonstrators. During the entire trial, if you look at the protesters, those who came out here calling for George Zimmermans conviction far outnumbered those that came out to support them. When the jury handed down its not guilty verdict overnight demonstrators at the courthouse expressed their disappointment. The violence many had feared never occurred. Some prominent civil rights leaders and the family of the dead teen had urged them to honor Trayvon Martins memory with peace and thats exactly what they were doing. When the verdict came in, it wasnt as bad as i t
Thats going to do it for me. Morning joe starts right now live from washington. Hey, good morning. Welcome to morning joe. Its thursday, july 11th. You take a live look at capitol hill. You know its really, gene robinson, a picture that makes my heart swell with pride. You look at what those kids on the hill are doing every day. I know. The peoples business. I get it its like 1965 and lbj. One piece of legislation after another. Spitting it out. Its like an assembly line. Everywhere i go people are like rotator cuff americans are Walking Around with their chest pumped out. So proud of their congress. Obama running out of pens to sign. Hey, seriously somebody anyway with us on set, senior Political Editor and White House Correspondent for the the huffington post, sam stein. Also pulitzerprize winning columnist and associate editor of the Washington Post and msnbc political analyst eugene robinson. Columnist for Bloomberg View al hunt and Economic Policy reporter for the New York Timesp