Black Student Protestors at Columbia Reject Compromise Letter from Dean

SAS Students sleeping in Hamilton Hall.  Photo: St. Clair Bourne

     
Associate Dean Alex Platt sends a letter to the black students who remained in their protest occupation of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University.   The black students (associated with the Student Afro-American Society)  reject the "compromise" which promised no criminal charges being pressed if they cease their occupation.

Sources:
Columbia University Library Exhibit, 1968: Columbia in Crisis.
The Historica 1968 Struggle Against Columbia University, Eric Mann.  Counter Punch (17 Apr 2018)