The five demands

The five demands / Icarus Films ; Jezebel Productions ; produced and directed by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss.

THE FIVE DEMANDS is a riveting story about the student strike that changed the face of higher education forever. In April 1969, a small group of Black and Puerto Rican students shut down the City College of New York, an elite public university located in the heart of Harlem. Fueled by the revolution...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Brooklyn, New York] : Icarus Films, [2023]
Subjects:
City University of New York. > City College.
City University of New York. > City College
1900-1999
Student strikes > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Minority college students > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Racism in education > New York (State) > New York.
Minority college students
Racism in education
Student strikes
New York (State) > New York
documentary film.
Documentary films
History
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
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Summary:THE FIVE DEMANDS is a riveting story about the student strike that changed the face of higher education forever. In April 1969, a small group of Black and Puerto Rican students shut down the City College of New York, an elite public university located in the heart of Harlem. Fueled by the revolutionary fervor sweeping the nation, the strike soon turned into an uprising, leading to the extended occupation of the campus, classes being canceled, students being arrested, and the resignation of the college president.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (74 min.)) : sound, color
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Octavio Warnock-Graham ; editor, Andrea Weiss.
Language:Closed captioning available.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 13, 2023).

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