New York, New York
September 28, 1983
Agencies:
New York Police Department NYPD
Cause of death: Beating
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Overview 
New York Police caused death from beating and choking him with a night stick for graffiti vandalism. Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture
Legal Action 
Nov 1985 All six transit officers acquitted
Community and Family Efforts 
Obituary
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73965251
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http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1985/Six-Cops-Indicted-in-Connection-With-the-Death-of-Graffiti-Artist/id-1ee169f691f2dda0f4af7d6477e7d343
added March 18, 2016 06:46
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http://www.untitledpublications.com/blog/2015/4/28/bias-police-brutality-and-art
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https://www.pinterest.com/pin/414964553140443437/
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martha-s-jones/from-michael-stewart-to-m_b_6154272.html
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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/04/the-heartbreaking-saga-of-michael-stewart-the-inspiration-for-do-the-right-thing-s-radio-raheem.html
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http://archives.law.virginia.edu/dengrove/writeup/police-officers-charged-death-graffiti-artist-michael-stewart
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http://whogrievesformichaelstewart.tumblr.com/
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/tag-dead-article-1.1456286
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http://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/22/nyregion/witness-says-officer-used-a-choke-hold-on-stewart-s-neck.html
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http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/09/16/221821224/it-could-have-been-me-the-1983-death-of-a-nyc-graffiti-artist
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http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/Article/74635/arbitrary-police-punishments-detentions-killings-torture-extra-judicial-punishments-summary-executions-of-people-of-african-descent-1982-2015
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