Three 1970 photographs of BMCC mass meeting
Item
Title
Three 1970 photographs of BMCC mass meeting
Description
Printed in Prism, the BMCC 1971 yearbook, these photographs are part of a series that documents the student takeover of one of the BMCC buildings in May 1970. Faculty members Bill Friedheim and Jim Perlstein are shown speaking in support of student demands and about the larger anti-war movement. Student leader Ralph Hudgins (top left) was one of the student leaders speaking in support of a strike to shut down the school.
Original Format
Photograph
Publisher
Prism -1971, BMCC Yearbook
Date
May 1970
Contributor
Friedheim, Bill
Rights
Obtained from Contributor - Copyright Unknown
Relation
2011
“Three 1970 Photographs of BMCC Mass Meeting”. 2000. 2011. Prism -1971, BMCC Yearbook, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/474
Time Periods
1970-1977 Open Admissions - Fiscal Crisis - State Takeover
