Although the marchers didn't have a permit, there did not appear to be any confrontations between the NYPD and the people protesting its tactics.

Activist New York

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 3, 2012

Sarah Henry, chief curator at the Museum of the City of New York, discusses a new exhibit at the Museum about activism in New York City's history, and launches our new Facebook project.

We're partnering with the Museum of the City of New York to bring you some of the images from the exhibit. Click here to see our Facebook album -- and tell us what you notice about the images of New York City's activist history. 

You can also see the Activist New York blog here. 

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