Photograph from DRUM's First Public Action

DESCRIPTION
Photograph from DRUM's first ever public action on April 2, 2000 in Jackson Heights, Queens. The event was part of the '41 Days of Action', organized in response to the acquittals of four police officers who shot and killed Amadou Diallo, a 22-year-old immigrant from Guinea.

THEMES
Activism, Community Organizations & Organizing

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: April 2, 2000
Subject(s): Amadou Diallo
Type: Photograph
Location: 74th Street & 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, Queens, NY

PROVENANCE
Collection: Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) Records
Digitizer: Rebecca John
Item History: 2015-07-02 (created); 2015-07-30 (modified)

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