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Arrest Bus - 1970 BMCC Student Strike

This photograph features Maria Ramos, the Student Government President in front of the the arrest bus. The students were demanding an end to increases in tuition fees, and a day care center for children of students. Maria Ramos also confronted Dean Leon Cohen about the use of city police on campus shortly before her arrest.
Source | Friedheim, Bill
Creators | Curtis, John; Landsman, Robert; Lee, James
Date Created | 1971
Rights | Obtain From Prism -1971, BMCC Yearbook
Item Type | Image (Photograph)
Cite This document | Curtis, John, Landsman, Robert, and Lee, James, “Arrest Bus - 1970 BMCC Student Strike,” CUNY Digital History Archive, accessed April 27, 2024, https://cdha.cuny.edu/items/show/3042.

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