Protesters holding signs march at a demonstration for Saleem Osman

Title

Protesters holding signs march at a demonstration for Saleem Osman

Description

A group of protesters holding signs march on the sidewalk during a demonstration for Saleem Osman. The sign in the center of the image, which is slightly obscured, reads “South Asians Demand End Police Brutality.” The sign in the back reads “Drop All Charges! Free Saleem.” One of the protesters is playing a drum.

On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was assaulted by police and arrested on fabricated charges. Over a hundred Asian Americans and yellow cab drivers marched from Police Plaza to Central Booking the following day in protest of this unlawful arrest.

Creator

Betsy Ho

Date

May 27, 1994

Contributor

Digitized by: Frank Chiang and Van Anh Tran
Cataloged by: Irene Madrigal

Rights

Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities

Format

Photograph

Identifier

Photo144

Files

Photo144.jpg

Citation

Betsy Ho, “Protesters holding signs march at a demonstration for Saleem Osman,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/2375.

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