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