Christiane C. Collins collection of the West Harlem Coalition for Morningside Park and Urban Problems of the Contiguous Communities: West Harlem, Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights and Manhattanville 1941-1996, (1968-1973 1956-1996 1962-1987 1960-1994 1963-1982 1959-1994 1941-1986 1964-1973 1963-

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Christiane C. Collins collection of the West Harlem Coalition for Morningside Park and Urban Problems of the Contiguous Communities: West Harlem, Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights and Manhattanville 1941-1996, (1968-1973 1956-1996 1962-1987 1960-1994 1963-1982 1959-1994 1941-1986 1964-1973 1963-1987 1966-1975 1961-1981 1966-1973 1967-1987 1967-1980 1961-1971

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The Christiane C. Collins Collection documents the origins, demonstrations and aftermath of the Columbia University student protest in the spring of 1968 and events through 1970. The collection focuses on the convergence of student activism and black community concerns as they relate to urban planning, gentrification and institutional racism, and the neglect of scarce natural resources in black neighborhoods. In particular, the material documents the relationship between student and local activists and their unity against Columbia's proposed construction of a new gymnasium in Morningside Park and building expansion in Morningside Heights, as well as other issues in Harlem.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section

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