Vests with protest messages written on them ready to be worn the next day during the manhattan bridge takeover.

Title

Vests with protest messages written on them ready to be worn the next day during the manhattan bridge takeover.

Description

CAAAV and NCPRR (National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights) took over the Manhattan Bridge entrance (the Chinatown side) during rush hour. They wore vests with messages protesting Mayor Giuliani’s oppressive police policies. Others took over the Brooklyn Bridge & Midtown Tunnel at the same time.

Source

Mini Liu

Date

April 23, 1995

Contributor

Zack Kreines

Rights

Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities.

Format

Photograph

Identifier

1995_April_Bridge & tunnel takeover_0001_a

Files

1995_April_Bridge & tunnel takeover_0001_a.jpg

Citation

“Vests with protest messages written on them ready to be worn the next day during the manhattan bridge takeover.,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed May 17, 2024, https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/2200.

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