Dawn Rhodes

Hoodie evolves into a symbol of protest in wake of Trayvon Martin's death

CHICAGO -- Nineteen-year-old Jonathan Knowles has an array of hoodies hanging in his dorm room closet, scattered among his suits, dress shirts and ties.

But the moment he walks out in a hoodie, he said, he is no longer just a Northwestern University engineering student. In the eyes of some, he is a threatening menace.

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