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Lot 221
[CIVIL RIGHTS]. Press photograph capturing a clash between African American and white students at the gates of City College of New York. May 1969. 
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022 11:00AM ET
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[CIVIL RIGHTS]. Press photograph capturing a clash between African American and white students at the gates of City College of New York. May 1969. 

10 x 8 in. silver gelatin photograph (light edge and corner wear). Caption in negative in upper margin, notation and ink stamp on verso. 

Between late April and early May 1969, students took over City College of New York, battling school administrators and police in an attempt to push for sweeping change in the school's admission policy. The protestors demanded that more students of color be admitted to the school. Public officials eventually agreed to the students' demands, opening City College as well as the City University to thousands of students who would not have qualified for admission previously. 

Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States
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