NEW YORK (AP) — Vigils in 100 cities are being planned for Saturday over the verdict in the Trayvon Martin killing.The Rev. Al Sharpton says his organization will hold prayer vigils and rallies will be held in front of federal buildings. Sharpton joins the NAACP and others calling for federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in Martin’s 2012 shooting death in Florida.
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