Race has been an issue in the Trayvon Martin killing since the incident . Comment: Sanford , Florida , has a history of racial tension , he says . Seminole County is more than 80 % white ( including white Hispanics ) and only about 11 % black . NeJame : The prosecution of George Zimmerman has become a lightning rod for that tension .
Race has been an issue in the Trayvon Martin killing since the incident . Comment: Sanford , Florida , has a history of racial tension , he says . NeJame : The prosecution of George Zimmerman has become a lightning rod for that tension .