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Photos show protestors' signs at the 1996 Racial Justice Day rally. One sign reads, "Meet New York's finest... KILLER." The other sign shows a person reaching out a hand with "PEOPLES' JUSTICE" written on the palm towards a cowering police officer.…

Image shows four people on what appears to be a speaker panel or reading at the Public Theater. The three people on the left are holding paper and pens. The man at center is speaking. Yuri Kochiyama (second from left) sits next to him. The woman on…

Photo taken at the Brooklyn DA office during a demonstration organized by CAAAV after the DA failed to bring an indictment against Steven Mizrahi, the NYPD officer who murdered Yong Xin Huang on March 24, 1995.

Photo shows several signs in the…

In these photos, a multiracial group of protestors hold signs and march behind a large banner with the words "END WHITE SUPREMACY NOW." Other visible signs read, "And WHO will PROTECT US from the POLICE?", "People of color against STATE VIOLENCE,"…

Protestors holding signs at October 26, 1993 demonstration for Kum Nam Kim outside the 20th Precinct. Visible signs in this photograph read, from left to right, "Who can we trust?", "Community demands police accountability," and "Time has expired on…

Protestors holding signs at October 26, 1993 demonstration for Kum Nam Kim outside the 20th Precinct. Sign at center reads, "JUSTICE FOR KUM NAM KIM 김금남."

Kum Nam Kim (김금남), a street vendor on the Upper West Side, was beaten and arrested by police…

In this photo, protestors march with signs in Korean and English at a demonstration for Saleem Osman. Sign at center reads, "Police the Police."

Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was assaulted by police and then…

This photo was taken during a demonstration for Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition who was assaulted by police and then arrested on fabricated charges on May 26, 1994. On May 27, over a hundred Asian Americans and yellow…

“There is no wealth in our silence. Do you still believe policing will protect our community or are you ready to fight against police brutality?” Originally, “況黙不是金, 法理定要爭” (kuàng mò bùshì jīn, fǎlǐ dìng yào zhēng), this poster along with an…

This photograph depicts a memorial and rally for 16-year old Yong Xin Huang, who was killed by a policeman. Dated July 16th, 1995, the rally was held the day before what would have been his 17th birthday. Organized by CAAAV, the memorial brought many…