Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story Synopsis

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"Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story" based on two books - Lisa Bloom's "Suspicion Nation: The Inside Story of the Trayvon Martin Injustice and Why We Continue to Repeat It" and "Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin," by Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin. In this six-part docuseries, Trayvon Martin's parents take readers beyond the news cycle with an account only they could give, the intimate story of a life tragically cut short and the rise of a movement to end similar injustices.

Trayvon Martin was an unarmed 17-year old high school student shot and killed by a neighborhood watch member George Zimmerman, in the Florida community where they both lived. Zimmerman was acquitted on a second-degree murder charge after claiming he shot Martin in self-defense, sparking protests and outrage worldwide.