Trayvon's Hoodie...a Symbol of Racism in this Century

“It became the symbolic way to talk the Trayvon Martin case. It’s rare that you get one artifact that really becomes the symbol,” Lonnie Bunch, director of Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History

The director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History has confirmed that the museum wants the hoodie that Trayvon martin was wearing when he was killed.  Read story here:  http://thegrio.com/2013/08/01/smithsonians-national-museum-of-african-american-history-wants-trayvon-martins-hoodie/

Trayvon's hoodie and this case in particular may not be equivalent to, but reminds me of Rosa Parks arrest in the Civil Rights Movement of the 60's in that this is definitely not the first time this has happened, but it has garnered enough attention from the national media to cause a definite buzz.