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- "Tea and Skittles" Quilt, Made by Thomas Knauer, 2016 - Quiltmaker Thomas Knauer created "Tea and Skittles" in memory of Trayvon Martin and to help call attention to the systemic racism experienced by people of color. Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American high school student, was tragically shot in February 2012 while returning home after buying snacks at a local convenience store in Sanford, Florida, by volunteer neighborhood watch coordinator George Zimmerman. Martin's death heightened the debate over the persistence of racism and racial profiling in the United States.
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"Tea and Skittles" Quilt, Made by Thomas Knauer, 2016
Quiltmaker Thomas Knauer created "Tea and Skittles" in memory of Trayvon Martin and to help call attention to the systemic racism experienced by people of color. Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American high school student, was tragically shot in February 2012 while returning home after buying snacks at a local convenience store in Sanford, Florida, by volunteer neighborhood watch coordinator George Zimmerman. Martin's death heightened the debate over the persistence of racism and racial profiling in the United States.