Students from Bethune-Cookman University among other colleges in Florida have embarked on a three-day, 41-mile journey from Daytona Beach to Sanford, Fla. to protest what they perceive as the improper handling of the Trayvon Martin case by Sanford authorities.

Organized under an umbrella organization called The Dream Defenders, the students organized the march to pay respectful homage to the historic event in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a contingent of civil rights activists on a journey from Selma to Montgomery, Ala.

The Dream Defenders coordinated the three-day protest via Facebook and Twitter. Their logo features an image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wearing a hoodie. The group began assembling at Daisy Stocking Park on Third Street in Daytona Beach about noon Friday.

March coordinator Gabriel Pendas, who is an alumnus of Florida State University, said  that the marchers will rest at churches during the night. The march ended on April 8 at about 7 p.m., where students convened at the Allen Chapel AME Church.