Shooting of Trayvon Martin: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 04, 2026
Modified link of Web site: CNN US - What happened the night Trayvon Martin died. Aug 01, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 19, 2026
Article revised. Nov 25, 2025
Add new Web site: PBS - Washington Week - 10 Years Since Trayvon Martin’s Fatal Shooting. Sep 23, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Dayton - eCommons - Race Prominent Feature in Coverage of Trayvon Martin (PDF). Jul 31, 2025
Add new Web site: Bowie State University - Trayvon Martin: Gone Too Soon (PDF). Mar 27, 2025
Added cross reference to DEI program article. Feb 13, 2025
Add new Web site: CBS News - Trayvon Martin shooting: A timeline of events. Feb 11, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - The Murder of Black Males in a World of Non-Accountability: The Surreal Trial of GeorgeZimmerman for the Killing of Trayvon Martin. Dec 19, 2024
Add new Web site: NPR - A Look Back At Trayvon Martin's Death, And The Movement It Inspired. Jun 19, 2024
Add new Web site: The Ohio State University - Origins - Justice Denied: The Killing of Trayvon Martin in Historical Perspective. Aug 25, 2023
Add new Web site: The United States Department of Justice - Federal Officials Close Investigation Into Death of Trayvon Martin. Mar 29, 2023
Updated article with photograph of Trayvon Martin, link to “stand your ground laws.” Feb 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Famous Trials - The George Zimmerman Trial: An Account. Dec 05, 2022
Add new Web site: Famous Trials - The George Zimmerman Trial: An Account. Dec 05, 2022
Add new Web site: CNN US - What happened the night Trayvon Martin died. Sep 20, 2022
Add new Web site: Academia - A Critical Analysis of the Trayvon Martin case and the Stand Your Ground Laws. May 24, 2016
Changed "avoided.." to "avoided." and "anyway.." to anyway." Jun 30, 2015
New article added. Jun 29, 2015
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