The Nation - News from Jan. 22, 1988

A crowd of about 650 black protesters marched through Brooklyn in the second “Day of Outrage” against racism, but was prevented from crossing the Brooklyn Bridge by a massive force of police in riot gear. Transit authorities also closed entrances to the Borough Hall subway station to keep the demonstrators out. Service at the station was halted by the first “Day of Outrage.” The demonstrators, who shouted, “No justice! No peace!” and “Black power,” stopped traffic and pressed against cars and buses as police worked to maintain order. Seventy-three activists were arrested Dec. 21 during the first “Day of Outrage” protest just hours before the verdict in the Howard Beach racial assault trial in Queens.