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CAAAV and NCPRR (National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights) took over the Chinatown Manhattan Bridge entrance during rush hour, wearing vests with messages protesting Mayor Giuliani’s oppressive police policies. 25 peaceful protestors were arrested,…

A protestor is holding a sign with a drawing of a large man reaching out to grab a cop with the text "People's Justice" in his hand and "Stop Killer Cops Now!!!" written on top. Protestors were taking part in the 1996 Racial Justice Day March from…

Group of activists standing together, holding signs against the INS' detainment of immigrants at Wackenhut Prison in Queens. Signs read: "Freedom for Wackenhut's Detainees," "Freedom for INS Detainees," "Punished for Demanding Freedom," and "Repeal…

On July 27, 1999, inmates at Wackenhut Immigration Detention Center in Queens went on a hunger strike, demanding the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) review pending parole for political asylum cases and improve the conditions in the…

Two participants are discussing the protests.

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.

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Protestor in foreground (likely a WWP member) holds sign that reads, "U.S. military toxics in our communities!!" Behind, a group of people hold a banner representing the "Filipino Executive Council of Greater Philadelphia, founded 1976."

This photo shows two protest signs with pictures of Yong Xin Huang on them, one with the text "remember" and the other with his birth and death date and the text "We shall never forget". These signs were used at the 1996 Racial Justice Day March from…

A protestor holds a sign with the words "End the attack on queer youth of color" next to a drawing of a rainbow in handcuffs. Another sign to the right says, "All we ask 4 is equality: what do we get? Police brutality."Protestor in red shirt holds a…

A pile of protest signs. One sign reads "Not another racist killing."