Descripton of the Department of Black and Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A document outlining the requirements for a major in Black and Puerto Rican Studies produced by the Department of Black and Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College. The document consists of two pages, with typewritten text in black ink on the front of each page only. Text at the top reads [HUNTER COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK / DEPARTMENT OF BLACK AND PUERTO RICAN STUDIES] followed by [Major in Black and Puerto Rican Studies], underlined. The content of the document is divided into several sections for [Basic Courses], [The Major in Black and Puerto Rican Studies], [Economic (sic) and Politics], [History and Sociology], [Literature, Language and Culture], [Third World and General Courses]. On the bottom of the second page is a handwritten note that reads, [JULY 1972].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1972
• Created by: Hunter College, American, founded 1870
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Africa
• Place depicted: Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Education
• Object number: 2015.97.27.157
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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