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