Demonstrators Hold "Pray-Ins" To Protest Acquittals In Sean Bell Case

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Onlookers watch as demonstrators are arrested near New York Police headquarters and the Brooklyn Bridge May 7, 2008 in New york City. Demonstrators were arrested across the city as they called for federal civil rights charges against three police officers for killing unarmed Sean Bell on his wedding day. New York City police officers arrest a protester near the entrance of Holland Tunnel May 7, 2008 in New York City. Rev. Al Sharpton urged people around the city to gather in six specific locations to hold a city wide "pray in" and encouraged acts of civil disobedience to protest the acquittal of three New York City Police officers in the Sean Bell shooting trial. Protestors block the entrance lanes to the Holland Tunnel as New York City police officers stand guard May 7, 2008 in New York City. Rev. Reverend Al Sharpton organized and led multiple acts of civil disobedience across the city in protest of the acquittal of three New York City Police officers in the Sean Bell shooting trial. A protester is arrested by police on 125th street during a demonstration May 7, 2008 in Harlem, New York City. Reverend Al Sharpton organized and led multiple acts of civil disobedience across the city in protest of the acquittals of three New York City Police officers in the Sean Bell shooting trial.
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