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NEW YORK — Civil Disobedience actions shutdown the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queensboro Bridges today during rush hour. The protests were called by Reverend Al Sharpton and his National Action Network as part of a campaign to force a Department of Justice investigation of the Sean Bell shooting case. The NYPD reported over 200 protesters were arrested, including Sean Bell's widow, Nicole Paultre Bell, Sharpton, and shooting survivors Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield. After his release from police custody Sharpton told reporters, "Today the Sean Bell Movement was born."

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• NLN
• Sean Bell
• Police Brutality
• NYC
• Anti-Racism