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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 [...]
Brooklyn College President's April 18, 1969, Response to Puerto Rican and African-American Students' 18 Demands
The Office of the President at Brooklyn College (BC) responded on April 18, 1969, to the 18 Demands presented by Puerto Rican and African-American students earlier that month. In response to the first demands, the office alluded to CUNY's proposed [...]
Brooklyn College Acting President Peck's April 18, 1969 Letter Indicating a Meeting Scheduled to Discuss the Students' 18 Demands
This April 18, 1969 letter from Acting BC President George Peck confirmed his office's open communications with Puerto Rican and African-American student activists regarding the 18 demands presented by the students earlier in April. This item is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Student Drawing Depicting a Brooklyn College Student Protest at Brooklyn College to Determine Who the Chairperson Would Be
A drawing illustrating how Puerto Rican student activists at Brooklyn College (BC) imagined themselves guarding the Department of Puerto Rican Studies in protest of President John Kneller's decision in 1974 not to hire María Sánchez as the [...]
October 24, 1974 letter Frank Bonilla, head of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College to Brooklyn College President John Kneller Supporting the Student-led Struggle on the campus
In this October 24, 1974 letter from Frank Bonilla, head of the recently formed Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños (Center for Puerto Rican Studies) at Hunter College, expressed the center's support for Brooklyn College (BC) faculty and students [...]
October 24, 1974 Letter from Brooklyn College President John W. Kneller announcing he will take no action regarding the student occupation of the BC Registrar's office
In this October 24, 1975 letter to the Brooklyn College (BC) community BC President John W. Kneller announced that the occupation of the Registrar's Office was "a closed issue" and that he would not enforce disciplinary actions against any students [...]
October24 , 1974 Statement from Brooklyn College President John Kneller detailing his response to the student-led takeover of the BC Registrar's Office
This October 24, 1974 statement sent from President John W. Kneller detailed the steps the BC administration took in response to a student-led, multi-day takeover of the BC Registrars Office. Earlier in the month Puerto Rican and African American [...]
October 25, 1974 Student Flyer Announcing Rally in Support of the BC 44
In response to the arrest of 41 Brooklyn College (BC) students and three faculty members, known as the Brooklyn College 44, student activists created and distributed this flyer on October 25, 1974, requesting support of a campus strike. Puerto Rican [...]
Oral History Interview with Antonio "Tony" Nadal
This oral history with Antonio "Tony" Nadal, musician and co-founder of the Department of Puerto Rican Studies at Brooklyn College (BC), is filled with personal stories, anecdotes, and singing about his work within the field of Puerto Rican Studies. [...]
Oral History Interview with Carlos "Indio" Alejandro
In this oral history interview with Reverend Carlos "Indio" Alejandro, chaplain and former student-activist at Brooklyn College during the early 1970s, Alejandro emphasized the importance of a collective racial, linguistic, and national unity that [...]
Oral History Interview with Crecensio "Joey" Morales
Crecensio "Joey" Morales entered Brooklyn College during the late 1960s as a student in the SEEK program, a relatively new program then, established to support marginalized students be more successful in college. Morales was drafted into the Vietnam [...]
Oral History Interview with Dr. Milga Morales Nadal
Retiring as Vice President of Student Affairs at Brooklyn College, an office she occupied as a student activist in the late 1960s, Dr. Milga Morales Nadal, shares details about the Puerto Rican student movement at the college. She described the [...]
Oral History Interview with Esther Farmer
In this oral history with Esther Farmer, a self-identified Palestinian-Jew, dancer, and a daughter of activist parents, she recalled details of growing up within a politically engaged household which later informed her activism as a student at CUNY. [...]
Oral History Interview with Antonio "Tony" Nieves
In this oral history with Antonio "Tony" Nieves, photographer, pharmacist, and former student-activist at Brooklyn College during the late 1960s, Nieves discussed his unique role as both liaison and photographer for both the Puerto Rican Alliance [...]
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 [...]
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 Orlando Pile (deated on [...]
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 [...]
Student Honor Guards Standing in Formation at the 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 student honor guards [...]
Pledge Recited at 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 student organizers and [...]
Carlos E. Russell speaks during Malcolm X Day and Memorial at Brooklyn College
This photo was 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). Professor Carlos E. Russell, [...]
Professor Carlos E. Russell with Brooklyn College Students
This photo, taken by pioneering student-activist Antonio "Tony" Nieves, a 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), depicts: (left to right) [...]
Flag Raising Ceremony during 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, shows members of both P.R.A. and [...]
Students guard flag pole 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 members of B.L.A.C., and [...]
Student Activists standing guard at the 1969 flag raising ceremony during 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, shows members of P.R.A., B.L.A.C., [...]
Tony Nieves and other student activists guarding flagpole during 1969 Malcolm X Day and Memorial at Brooklyn College
This photo was part of the collection of photos shot 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 [...]
Salute at flag raising ceremony during 1969 Malcom 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 B.L.A.C. member Larry [...]
Black Power Salute at Brooklyn College during 1969 Malcolm X Day and Memorial
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.), shows members of both P.R.A. and B.L.A.C. at the 1969 [...]