
History shows U.S. inquiry could help defuse Trayvon Martin case
Editor’s Note: Nicolaus Mills, a professor of American Studies at Sarah Lawrence College, is the author of “Like a Holy Crusade: Mississippi 1964—The Turning of the Civil Rights Movement in America.” On Friday, CNN’s Soledad O’Brien leads a special town hall event about the killing of Trayvon Martin, which has sparked a national dialogue on…