Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It has been six years since Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while coming back from a trip to a convenience store in Sanford, Fla. Martin was 17 years old and unarmed. The shooter was a 28-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer named George Zimmerman. Martin's death and Zimmerman's eventual acquittal became national news. (SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, "REST IN POWER") UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Suddenly everybody knew who Trayvon Martin was. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Trayvon. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: Trayvon. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #4: Trayvon Martin. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: It was like an explosion. MARTIN: That's a clip from a new documentary series called "Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story." The series looks back on Zimmerman's trial and explains why Martin's death is relevant today. Karen Grigsby Bates from our Code Switch team has more. KAREN GRIGSBY BATES, BYLINE: "Rest In Power" begins with a great deal of national sympathy
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