" ... He turned to face the police now. 'You are on the wrong side of history, and we have already won,' he said to them. 'We are peacefully gathered here in the tradition of Martin Luther King, Gandhi .. This multiracial gathering is possible because of nonviolence. And that is the heartbeat of democracy that you here.'
'And so whoever your captain is, stand down. Go home,' he said. 'We'll be alright.'
The crowd laughed again. All along the police lie, stiffened backs seemed to wilt. Then the cops turned to the left in file, turned again, and marched silently away down Grand Street. "

― Jeff Chang , We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation