CCNY Protest Flier
Item
Title
CCNY Protest Flier
Description
This April/May 1969 flier was created to protest police presence on campus and police brutality that many student activists objected to at City College. College administrators requested the police in order to
secure the conditions necessary to resume classes following weeks-long protest efforts that had temporarily closed the college.
The protesters, comprised largely of black and Puerto Rican students, had organized in pursuit of five demands that called for greater diversity and representation on campus. Over the course of their efforts, violence erupted between pro-strike students, anti-strike students and police, a factor that led to the resignation of CCNY President Buell Gallagher on May 12th.
secure the conditions necessary to resume classes following weeks-long protest efforts that had temporarily closed the college.
The protesters, comprised largely of black and Puerto Rican students, had organized in pursuit of five demands that called for greater diversity and representation on campus. Over the course of their efforts, violence erupted between pro-strike students, anti-strike students and police, a factor that led to the resignation of CCNY President Buell Gallagher on May 12th.
Creator
Unknown
Source
McGuire, Ron
Date
1969
Contributor
McGuire, Ron
Rights
Obtained from Contributor - Copyright Unknown
Language
English
Original Format
Drawing
Relation
6842
6822
6952
6942
6932
6022
Unknown. 1968. “CCNY Protest Flier”. 6842, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/1102