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Flier for boycott

Operation Shut Down Flier
A young man pitches a ball to a boy sitting in a wheelchair and holding a bat. Other children and young adults look ready to react.

Baseball
First page of a typewritten proposal

A Proposal for an Independent Board of Education in Harlem
Typed newsletter for Camp Jened

Reflections - August, 1967, excerpt
Teachers protesting and carrying signs near City Hall

City Hall; Teachers Demonstration
Black education advocates march over the Brooklyn Bridge together, arms linked. A large sign reads "Self-Determination for Black Communities, Youth Against War & Fascism"

Community Control March
A panel of Black and Latinx parent advocates sit in front of microphones in a TV studio. Some parents read written remarks and some listen.

Parents Speaking on Ocean Hill-Brownsville
Partial transcript of oral history interview

Bayard Rustin Oral History, excerpt
Typed memo

Community Control is Not Decentralization
A typewritten list of demands of Black and Puerto Rican high-school students

Fifteen Demands of Black and Puerto Rican Students
College students hold signs at an outdoor rally. A large banner reads, "Support the Five Demands - Viva Harlem U."

Viva Harlem U!
Flyer with a portrait of Malcolm X. Friday, Feb. 21st is Black Awareness day. Born May 19, 1925. Murdered February 21st, 1965. Malcolm X Memorial Service

Program for Malcolm X Memorial Service, cover
A simple typewritten flyer with a title, "We Demand" at the top and a list of changes student organizers wanted to see in their university.

We Demand
Map showing segregation of of Black students in school districts

District 21 Population Maps
Parents protest poor school lunch quality at Federal Plaza in Manhattan. One woman carries a child and other parents carry garbage bags of food.

Evelina Antonetty and United Bronx Parents Protest School Lunch
A pink flyer with a drawing of a young Latino boy reading a book. Spanish text is in blue lettering.

¿Le gustaria que sus niños[…]?
Comparison chart of school variables and characteristics going from centralization to local control

On the Way to School - Community Control, Some Observations, excerpt
Text excerpt

I.S. 55 Graduation Speech
A young black woman with a somber expression wearing a beret with political buttons and a leather jacket. She's holding a disposable coffee cup and a cigarette.

Denise Oliver
A group of young Black and Latino people are seated around a small table. Most appear to be male except for Iris Morales, who is at the head of the table.

Iris Morales Leads Political Education Class
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