2. The rally took place here at the Florida Capitol
building in Tallahassee.
3. At about 2 p.m. Tuesday, a group of Tallahassee activists led
by attorneys Chuck Hobbs, Mutaqee Akbar, Larry D.
Simmons Sr. and Ciara Arular marched on the Capitol to
present Scott’s office with a letter.
4. The letter demands that the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement take over the investigation of Trayvon
Martin’s murder. Martin was an unarmed teenager killed
by neighborhood watch member, George Zimmerman.
5. They also asked that the governor convene a racial
profiling task force.
6. Protestors listen on as Governor Rick Scott addresses
Florida's “Stand Your Ground" law, which allows citizens to
react to deadly force, with deadly force. According to police,
Zimmerman claimed self-defense in the Martin case.
7. Mutaqee Akbar leads protestors out of the governor’s office,
after Scott tells them that the Martin case raises questions
toward the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law and that it is
“worth a look.”
8. Civil rights leaders and community activists head out of the
Capitol building to discuss immediate plans and goals.
9. Ciara “Arula” Taylor, a senior political science student at FAMU,
exchanges contact information with fellow students to keep
them abreast on future meetings to combat injustices.
10. Attorney Chuck Hobbs tells media outlets that Florida may end
up like South Carolina, that has yet to recover from economic
distress caused by several black organizations refusing to do
business in the state. This resulted from SC officials’ failure to
take down the Confederate flag from the SC Statehouse.
11. Protestors, including FAMU scene design professor Ruben
Arana-Downs, listen attentively as attorneys and civil rights
leaders talk about upcoming protests.
12. Tallahassee Defense Attorney, Deveron Brown, tells the crowd
that this is only the beginning and the deliverance of justice
will up to the jury, ultimately.
13. An activist leader announces a huge rally to take place before the City
Council meets on Monday March 26th, in Sanford. Protestors were
encouraged to wear hoodies, bring skittles & Arizona Iced Tea; as signs will
say “Do We Look Suspicious?” in regards to information found in the Martin
case.
