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Rubber bullets from the World Trade Organization (WTO) protests in Seattle, 1999

The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as the WTO's favoring of corporate interests over social and environmental concerns. Heavy police response included the use of riot gear, tear gas, and rubber bullets.
ID Number: 1999.69.47.ONLINE
Date: Circa 1999
Physical Description: 4 Bullet; rubber; .625 in.Diam
Credit: MOHAI, 1999.69.4-7