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CAAAV members at the 1996 racial justice march
This image shows CAAAV members at the 1996 racial justice march. A group of members are marching behind a banner reading "Since Giuliani & Bratton 250% Increase in Police beatings of Asian Americans."
Protestors at the 1996 Racial Justice Day March with a Yong Xin Huang memorial sign
Protestors participating 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…
Positive Workforce Inc. at the 1996 Racial Justice march
The image shows protestors at the 1996 Racial Justice Day March. A banner is somewhat visible (obscured by protestors) and advertises Positive Workforce Inc., a New York City-based minority construction advocacy organization dedicated to obtaining…
Times Square Protest Against the film "Rising Sun" (New York)
On July 30th, 1993, Philip Kaufman premiered his major studio crime thriller entitled Rising Sun. Adapted from Michael Crichton's book of the same name, Rising Sun concerns the murder investigation of a white female escort whose body is found in the…
Peace Action Coalition Speakers
These photos feature presenters speaking into a microphone at a Third World Within Peace Action Coalition fundraiser. In the first photo, the presenter is a young adult with short hair looking out past the stage. Behind him is a group of about four…
Sylvia Rivera marches with Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.) Flag
In this photo, Sylvia Rivera and an unidentified woman participate in a march while holding a rainbow pride flag with the S.T.A.R. logo on it. S.T.A.R., or Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries, was an organization co-founded by Sylvia Rivera…
Person with Manavi Poster
This photo features a person holding a sign that reads “Manavi”, an organization that aims to end gender-based violence in the South Asian community. Below “Manavi” is a drawing of the organization’s logo. Behind the subject of the photo are several…
Protester Holding Sign
The subject of this photo is a person holding a sign. The part of the sign that is visible in the photograph reads, “Michael Argenio Slaughtered January.” Michael Argenio was a 29 year old man killed by an off duty police officer on January 25, 1994.…
Protesters and Police Officers
This photo depicts police barricades separating a group of people protesting with posters and the police officers surveying them. One of the posters is partially legible and reads “MENELLIO EUCDEA R.I.P. KILLED BY COPS July 4.” There is another…