The struggle was between a Latino and a Black. This was a local matter. But somehow GZ was transformed into an Albino for purposes of the Show Trial. Reminds me of Stalin's show trials of the 1930s.
The ignorant leaders and rabble rousers saw the name George Zimmerman and assumed he was white. When they found out he was Hispanic they, know how stupid their followers are, stuck with the story.
Just as Sharpton said...
"Don't think we stupid... don't thing we ignent."