Trayvon Martin's hooded sweatshirt, which the teen was wearing when he was shot and killed, could find a home in the Smithsonian museum, according to the The Washington Post.

The hoodie became a rallying cry for many, including public figures like LeBron James, who donned the sweatshirt as a sign of protest against Martin's killer George Zimmerman.

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The power and symbolism associated with the hoodie could be put on display for visitors at an iconic Washington, D.C., museum.

Lonnie Bunch, the director of a new branch of the Smithsonian, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, told the Post he would like the museum to acquire the hoodie for its permanent collection.

"It became the symbolic way to talk about the Trayvon Martin case," he said. "It's rare that you get one artifact that really becomes the symbol. Because it's such a symbol, it would allow you to talk about race in the age of Obama."

A Florida jury acquitted Zimmerman on July 13, citing insufficient evidence to convict him of second-degree murder or manslaughter.

Prosecutors introduced the sweatshirt into evidence during the trial, and silence fell over the Seminole County courtroom as they displayed it for the court.

In the wake of Martin's death, several celebrities, including the Knicks Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire, rappers Ludacris and Nelly, and actors Jamie Foxx and Tia Mowry all posted pictures on their social media accounts in which they sported hoodies.

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Fox News broadcaster Geraldo Rivera caused outrage back in March 2012 when he attributed Martin's shooting to his hooded sweatshirt.

"I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin's death as George Zimmerman was," Rivera said.

He later apologized to Martin's parents for his controversial comments.

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