I think this is mainly in regards to racial issues but really civil rights doesn't just mean race.
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Civil rights include the ensuring of peoples' physical and mental integrity, life and safety; protection from discrimination on grounds such as race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, colour, ethnicity, religion, or disability;[1][2][3] and individual rights such as privacy, the freedoms of thought and conscience, speech and expression, religion, the press, assembly and movement.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_...litical_rights
Trayvon was originally just a kid walking home from the store. It's easy to see how it is a concern. I doubt Zimmerman is a racist but he may have profiled him regardless.