The Five Demands
About The Five Demands
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 right 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…
Andrea Weiss and Greta Schiller directed The Five Demands, a 2023 documentary film. It runs 74 minutes and was released in February 2023.
In the United States it streams on GuideDoc and OVID.