Protesters demonstrate in New York against the Smithsonian Museum censorship

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Protesters demonstrate in New York against the Smithsonian Museum on Sunday, December 19, 2010. The museum originally showed a video by the late artist David Wojnarowicz entitled "A Fire In My Belly" which was part of the exhibit "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture". The institution removed the video after receiving complaints from the Catholic League and conservative politicians. The depicts images of ants crawling over Jesus on a crucifix. (© Richard B. Levine)

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