Review: 'Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story' looks at the how the unarmed teen's fatal shooting changed a nation
by Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times
Jul 30, 2018
3 minutes
Social justice, personal loss, systemic racism and national reckoning are explored in "Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story," a potent, moving six-part documentary offering fresh insight into the 2012 killing of unarmed teen Martin by 28-year-old vigilante George Zimmerman.
The docu-series chronicles why this slaying of a young black man - a crime that often goes uncovered in the media - made headlines, inspired protests, moved a president and forced a national reckoning.
Premiering Monday on BET and the Paramount Network, "Rest in Power"
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