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A group of protestors barricaded to the side of the road by police lines. Most are sitting or lying on the ground with their signs. One protestor, standing, is holding a drum.

A group of protestors listen to a speaker. Many are wearing orange vests. A visible sign reads "A badge does not justify murder."

Image taken at Racial Justice Day 1998. People lined up, holding signs. Signs read "Racial Justice Day" "Asians for Racial Justice" "Police the police."

1998 was the first time Racial Justice Day was organized by the Coalition Against Police…

Protestors are taking part in the 1996 Racial Justice Day March from City Hall to Tompkins Square Park organized by the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights and co-sponsored by CAAAV and other groups. They are holding a banner that reads…

In this photo, two protestors hold up banners at the back of a school auditorium. The signs read, "WE WILL NOT!!! BE SILENCED" and "DISTRICT 24 STUDENTS = 75% LATINO ASIAN BLACK."

In 1994, District 24 in Woodside, Queens represented a 20% Asian,…

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 taking part in the 1996 Racial Justice Day March from City Hall to Tompkins Square Park. Someone is holding a sign with a picture of Yong Xin Huan (a teenage victim of police brutality) his birth and death date, and text reading "We shall…

Protestors at the 1996 Racial Justice Day March are holding signs with police brutality victims names and stories on paper cut out to look like a side profile of a cop. Visible in the photo are posters for Yong Xin Huang and David Cotto, two people…

Several women hold large banners as they march down the sidewalk in Times Square, watched over by a policeman.

Saleem Osman was a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition. In March 1994, he was arrested for confronting the police to advocate for cab driver rights. Police dragged him out from his cab and assaulted him.

This photo features…