Feb 5 2:49 PM

Twitter users commemorate Trayvon Martin's 19th birthday



On Feb. 5, Twitter users across the country celebrated the birthday of Trayvon Martin, the slain Florida teen who would have turned 19 this year. His death and subsequent murder trial ignited a national conversation on racial profiling and gun laws, one that continues in Florida as a new "stand your ground" trial begins this week.

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