Protester holding “Stop Police Brutality” sign at a demonstration for Saleem Osman

Title

Protester holding “Stop Police Brutality” sign at a demonstration for Saleem Osman

Description

A protester holds a sign written in Korean that translates to “Stop Police Brutality” at a demonstration for Saleem Osman. Another protester stands next to him who appears to be shouting.

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

Photo121

Files

Photo121.jpg

Citation

Betsy Ho, “Protester holding “Stop Police Brutality” sign at a demonstration for Saleem Osman,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/2380.

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