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In Focus: 56 Years later, NYPD sweeps Hamilton Hall again

Spectator photographers documented the moments when Hamilton Hall again became a scene of police brutality, 56 years after the 1968 arrests.

By Wyatt King / Columbia Daily Spectator
A collection of photos from the Hamilton Hall police sweep on April 30, 2024.









Photo by Laura Mittelman / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Laura Mittelman / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Laura Mittelman / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer


Photo by Stella Ragas / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Stella Ragas / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Stella Ragas / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Stella Ragas / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gaby Díaz-Vendrell / Staff Photographer

Photo by Heather Chen / Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer


Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer


Photo by Shea Vance / Columbia Daily Spectator

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Yvin Shin / Columbia Daily Spectator

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer


Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Sarah Huddleston / Columbia Daily Spectator


Photo by Sarah Huddleston / Columbia Daily Spectator

Photo by Sarah Huddleston / Columbia Daily Spectator




Photo by Erica Lee / Columbia Daily Spectator

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Sydney Lee / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Sydney Lee / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Sydney Lee / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer
Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Photo by Sarah Huddleston / Columbia Daily Spectator
Photo by Sarah Huddleston / Columbia Daily Spectator

Photo by Kelsea Petersen / Columbia Daily Spectator















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