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This amazing find in a thrift store episode of History Daily, originally aired on July 26th, 2022.

It's November 2nd, 1972 in Manhattan.

Judith Human sits in her wheelchair and fights through the stream of New Yorkers rushing home from work.

To the crowd on the sidewalk, Judith is invisible.

Most refuse to acknowledge her, let alone make space for her.

To other less kind New Yorkers, she's in nuisance.

When she politely says, excuse me, they roll their eyes before reluctantly letting her pass.

Or Judith getting around anywhere is exhausting.

And today, Judith is going to do something about it.

Eventually, Judith arrives at her destination, a street corner outside President Richard Nixon's re-election headquarters.

Judith reaches into her bag and pulls out a sign that reads, help us break the chains.

Before long, a large group of citizens who also use wheelchairs or rely on crutches join her.

Judith and her fellow protesters inch toward the curb.

They wait for the light to turn red so the never-ending flow of traffic will stop just long enough for them to move into the intersection and stage their protest.

Judith's heart pounds with anticipation.

Maybe after this, she thinks, people will finally listen.

Soon, the traffic light changes and Judith and her fellow protesters push their way out into the intersection and block the flow of traffic.

When the light turns green, cars start to halt their horns.

But Judith and her comrades don't clear the street.

Instead, they spread out and form a circle to block traffic in all four directions.

As the group brings the busy intersection to a standstill, a sound of horns hawking grows louder and louder.

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