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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.…

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Protestors holding signs create a circle outside of 401 East 84th Street in New York City.

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A large group of protestors surrounds a speaker. In the background, banners include the text "Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence" and "New York Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans."

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Protestors walking and shouting with banners in front of the Chinese American Bank to denounce the arrest of Saleem Osman and police brutality.

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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…
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