While the Killing of Trayvon Martin Inspired Activists Alicia Garza

question 22

Multiple Choice

While the killing of Trayvon Martin inspired activists Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometti to first use the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, the BLM movement exploded in response to what event?

• A) The February 1999 killing of black immigrant Amadou Diallo, who was attempting to cooperate with police officers when they shot him 31 times, claiming that they believed he was reaching for a gun
• B) The August 2014 killing of black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri
• C) The July 2015 death of African American woman Sandra Bland while in police custody after her arrest following a traffic stop
• D) The November 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, a black child shot by police officers who defended their choice to use lethal force by noting that Rice was carrying a toy gun that looked real

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