December 2, 1970 CUNY Press Release Announcing Medgar Evers: New College in Central Brooklyn
On December 2, 1970, the City University of New York issued a press release announcing that a new college planned in and for Central Brooklyn, referred to in previous plans and documents as “Community College 7,” would be named for Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers, who had been assassinated in Mississippi in 1963.
Source | Donald Watkins Collection (Brooklyn Public Library)
Creator | The City University of New York (CUNY)
Date Created | December 2, 1970
Item Type | Text (Memorandum/Press Release / Statement)
Cite This document | The City University of New York (CUNY), “December 2, 1970 CUNY Press Release Announcing Medgar Evers: New College in Central Brooklyn ,” CUNY Digital History Archive, accessed April 28, 2024, https://cdha.cuny.edu/items/show/13862.
Creator | The City University of New York (CUNY)
Date Created | December 2, 1970
Item Type | Text (Memorandum/Press Release / Statement)
Cite This document | The City University of New York (CUNY), “December 2, 1970 CUNY Press Release Announcing Medgar Evers: New College in Central Brooklyn ,” CUNY Digital History Archive, accessed April 28, 2024, https://cdha.cuny.edu/items/show/13862.
