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Oral History Interview with Khadija DeLoache

Khadija DeLoache entered City College in the fall of 1966 with support from the CUNY Seek program. In this oral history, DeLoache discusses growing up in Harlem, her experience as a student activist, and the development of the Black Studies [...]

Item Type: Oral History (Digital)

Time Period: 1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle

Subjects: 1970s Fiscal Crisis, Activism, Admissions, Alumni, Ethnic, Black or Latino Studies, Financial Aid, Gender, Open Admissions, Relationships with Communities, Student Organizations, Tuition

Tags: Black and Puerto Rican Studies, City College of New York, Open Admissions, SEEK, Student Activism

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

We Must Stand United - Bronx Community College, a Center for Black Activism

We Must Stand United explores the contributions of history makers such as James Colston, Roscoe Brown, and countless generations of students who have made Bronx Community College (BCC) a center of black activism. It demonstrates BCC's crucial [...]

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 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

Oral History Interview with Dr. Orlando Pile

In this oral history with Dr. Orlando Pile, physician and former student-activist at Brooklyn College (BC) during the late 1960s, Pile discussed the ways his experiences growing up in Brooklyn influenced his activism at BC. He talked his role as [...]

Item Type: Oral History (Digital)

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, Puerto Rican Studies, Student Organizations

Black and Puerto Rican Solidarity during 1969 Malcolm X Day and Memorial at Brooklyn College

This photo, taken by pioneering student-activist Antonio "Tony" Nieves, member and liaison of the Brooklyn League of Afro-American Collegians (B.L.A.C.) and the Puerto Rican Alliance (P.R.A.) at Brooklyn College (BC), shows Askia Davis, member of [...]