FOXNews.com: Florida boycott over Zimmerman verdict not on congresswoman's agenda, despite apparent Black Caucus support

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Florida boycott over Zimmerman verdict not on congresswoman's agenda, despite apparent Black Caucus support Jul 21st 2013, 15:04 Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards said Sunday she wasn't ready to support a boycott of Florida over the Trayvon Martin case, despite reported support from members of her own Congressional Black Caucus. Edwards, a Democrat, told "Fox News Sunday" that she has yet to fully examine the call to boycott, as proposed by civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Jackson said after a Florida jury found neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman not guilty July 13 of all charges in the fatal 2012 killing of Martin, a teenager, that his Rainbow PUSH Coalition would consider a boycotting on Florida, which he characterized as a "kind of apartheid state." Edwards said that "to her knowledge" the caucus has yet to formally discuss the issues and express concern about a statewide boycott. "The impact on some communities could be devastating," Edwards said. Her comments follows three other caucus members -- Democratic Reps. Lacy Clay, Bennie Thompson and Barbara Lee – saying they would support such a boycott. "That's probably the best strategy because people understand dollars and cents," Clay, D-Mo., said Friday, according to The Hill newspaper. "And they understand, if there's a significant drop-off in revenues – at conventions, at Disney World and Universal Studios – that  will get the attention of the powerful."

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