The Golden Era of New York Street Protests – The New York Times

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The Golden Era of New York Street Protests

A new exhibit at the Bronx Documentary Center looks at the many social justice movements whose supporters took to New York’s streets between 1980 and 2000.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/the-golden-era-of-new-york-street-protests/?&_r=0&module=Slide&region=SlideShowTopBar&version=SlideCard-9&action=Click&contentCollection=Blogs&slideshowTitle=The%20Golden%20Era%20of%20New%20York%20Street%20Protests

Before social media gave everyone a soapbox, the years from 1980 to 2000 were a golden age for New Yorkers taking to the streets to make their voices heard on issues like abortion rights, AIDS research, gentrification, killings by police officers and the first Gulf War.