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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…

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…

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…

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 wearing a white armband raises their fist in solidarity with oppressed peoples. Two additional protestors and a police officer stand in the background.

Protestors hold signs at a demonstration. At center, a sign reads "--- AGENDA #3: FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS." Also visible in the background is a sign that reads "--- AGENDA #7: NO TO IMF, WB, WTO!"

Tamina Davar is holding a sign with a photo of Yong Xin Huang, a teenager shot and killed by NYPD officer Mizrahi, with the text remember. Protestors are taking part in the 1996 Racial Justice Day March from City Hall to Tompkins Square Park.

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…

A young woman holds a poster that reads,
"YONG XIN HUANG
SHOT IN THE BACK
OF THE HEAD BY
P. OFFICER STEVEN MIZRAHI
MARCH 24 1995
16 YEARS OLD."

A Black man stands at the microphone to speak to a crowd of pro-Palestine demonstrators. The speaker, and some of the individuals in the background, wear buttons bearing the text, “Third World Within” in the colors of the Palestine flag.