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Press Release from Black and Puerto Rican Student Community

This press release, written by protesting black and Puerto Rican students at City College on April 26, 1969, offers insight into the group's motivation behind their protests in the preceding months. Arguing for CCNY to better serve its surrounding [...]

Item Type: Text (Report / Paper / Proposal)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Activism, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Open Admissions, Student Organizations
Tags: Black and Puerto Rican Studies, City College of New York, Protest, Student Activism, University of Harlem
Newton Hall Statement

“We as white students, can either be a part of the solution or a part of the problem. At Huey P. Newton Hall of Political Action we are attempting to become a part of the solution.” In solidarity with black and Puerto Rican students, a group of [...]

Item Type: Text (Report / Paper / Proposal)
Time Periods: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle, 1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
Subjects: Activism, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Open Admissions, Pedagogy, Politics, Relationships with Communities, Student Organizations
Tags: 5 Demands, Black Panthers, Buell Gallagher, City College of New York, Harlem University, Huey P. Newton Hall for Political Action, Open Admissions, SEEK, Student Activism, Student Strike
Five Demands

This handout, created by a group of protesting City College students, offers insight into the motivations behind a campus-wide strike in April/May 1969. Black and Puerto Rican students, as well as white supporters, demanded the college meet these [...]

Item Type: Text (Flier / Leaflet (1 or 2 page handout))
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Activism, Bilingual Education, Diversity, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Open Admissions, Relationships with Communities
Tags: Black and Puerto Rican Studies, Buell Gallagher, City College of New York, Harlem, Open Admissions, Police, Protest, SEEK, Student Activism, Student Strike
18 Student Demands presented in Spring 1969 to Brooklyn College Administration

Puerto Rican and African American students at Brooklyn College (CUNY) co-wrote a list of 18 demands presented to the President of the college in the Spring of 1969. The Puerto Rican Alliance (P.R.A.) at Brooklyn College and the Brooklyn League of [...]

Item Type: Text (Memorandum/Press Release / Statement)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Activism, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Puerto Rican Studies, Student Organizations
Tags: 18 Demands, African American Students, B.L.A.C., Black Students, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn League of Afro-American Collegians, Institute of Afro-American Studies, Institute of Puerto Rican Studies, P.R.A., Professor Brandstein, Professor Faganis, Professor Ford, Professor Slotnick, Professor Zimmerman, Puerto Rican Alliance, Puerto Rican Students, Student Activism
May 5, 1969 Memo from Brooklyn College Acting President George Peck discussing input from BC student government about student suspensions

This May 5, 1969 memo from Brooklyn College (BC) Acting President George Peck alerted the BC campus about the role and responsibilities of the student government of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) regarding student suspensions. The memo [...]

Item Type: Text (Memorandum/Press Release / Statement)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Activism, CUNY Administration, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Pedagogy, Puerto Rican Studies
Tags: 18 Demands, Brooklyn College, Faculty Council, George A. Peck, Student Activism, student governance, Student Government of CLAS, student suspensions
May 9, 1969 Announcement from Acting President George Peck alerting the Brooklyn College community that the NYPD would patrol the campus

On May 9, 1969 Acting Brooklyn College (BC) President George Peck announced the role of the NY Police Department in response to the student-led movement at. The document described various protest strategies and acts of civil disobedience coordinated [...]

Item Type: Text (Memorandum/Press Release / Statement)
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Activism, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Puerto Rican Studies, Student Organizations
Tags: Black Students, Brooklyn College, Chancellor Albert Bowker, George A. Peck, NYPD on campus, Open Admissions, Puerto Rican Students, Student Activism, Student Demands
May 14, 1969 Letter from Brooklyn College Acting President George Peck Announcing a Bail Review for Indicted Brooklyn College Students

A May 14, 1969 memo from Brooklyn College (BC) Acting President George Peck informed the college community about a bail review for BC students arrested during protests on the campus. The memo also stated Peck's commitment to confer with student [...]

Item Type: Text
Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects: Activism, Criminal Justice, CUNY Administration, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Legal, Puerto Rican Studies, Student Organizations
Tags: 18 Demands, BC19, Brooklyn College, George A. Peck, Student Activism

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