(CIVIL RIGHTS) Azim N Thomas Photograph of the Amadou Diallo

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(CIVIL RIGHTS.) Azim N. Thomas. Photograph of the Amadou Diallo funeral procession en route to the airport. Photograph, 11 x 14 inches, with photographer's signature and inked "Azim Nadir" stamp and inked date on verso; one-inch stain in lower margin, mount remnants on verso. [New York], 28 February 1999

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On 4 February 1999, Guinean immigrant Amadou Diallo was mistaken for a rape suspect by New York City police officers. When he reached for his wallet to show identification, the unarmed man was shot 41 times. The officers were acquitted of all charges. After Diallo's funeral at a New York mosque, the procession headed to the airport to return his body to Guinea. An independent photographer captured the scene in this period print.