Arrest Bus - 1970 BMCC Student Strike
Item
Title
Arrest Bus - 1970 BMCC Student Strike
Description
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.
Creator
Curtis, John
Landsman, Robert
Lee, James
Source
Friedheim, Bill
Publisher
Prism -1971, BMCC Yearbook
Date
1971
Contributor
Friedheim, Bill
Rights
Obtained from Contributor - Copyright Unknown
Language
English
Original Format
Photograph
Relation
2011
3552
Curtis, John, Landsman, Robert, and Lee, James. 1970. “Arrest Bus - 1970 BMCC Student Strike”. 2011. Prism -1971, BMCC Yearbook, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/374
Time Periods
1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
