The Harvard-Radcliffe Black Students Association (BSA) distributed a flyer to all undergraduates yesterday charging that Blacks are "treated like second-class citizens" on campus.

The poster, titled "On the Harvard Plantation," condemned the "hostile environment" on campus and blamed the University Police, the Law School, Peninsula magazine and The Crimson for "injustices perpetuated against people of color."

"Whether we are being forced to show our IDs like slaves showing our manumission papers or we are being victimized by media lynchings, Black people are continually faced with the possibility and reality of dealing with some form of racial harassment," BSA wrote.

The poster listed specific complaints about allfour organizations, and urged concerned studentsto call or write University officials and TheCrimson, as well as parents and Harvard alumni.

"We are tired of constantly being attacked anddehumanized as a community and as a people. Ascompetent, intelligent human beings, and Harvardstudents, we demand to be treated with respect,"the flyer said.

Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III said hereceived 14 calls from students and one call froma parent yesterday regarding the flyer.

"I learned things today that I didn't know ,"he said. "Black students live today with a fearand anxiety that is unacceptable in my opinion."

Epps said he will meet with his colleagues todiscuss a "new approach" to dealing with raceissues on campus, but would not provide furtherdetails.

Officials at Peninsula, the PoliceDepartment and The Crimson denied charged thatthey mistreat Blacks.

A Law School spokesperson declined to commenton the flyer because he had not seen it.

In interviews and letters to the organizations,BSA charged that:

. The Harvard Police regularly harasses andmistreats Black students merely because they areBlack. The BSA cited four specific incidents thismonth to support the claim.

. The Peninsula posted raciallyoffensive flyers advertising a symposium on sexualliberation and Black families [see relatedstory]. BSA said the College permits themagazine to "mask racism under the guise andprotection of free speech."

. The Crimson's news coverage exacerbatestensions among ethnic student groups, especiallybetween Blacks and Jews. BSA said the newspaperrelies on "secondary sources, manipulation ofquotations, propaganda flyers, and hearsay, tosupport its assertions against the BSA, itsactions, and its leaders."

. The Law School administration "denigratesminority student concerns." BSA condemned theschool's minority hiring record and its decisionto consider disciplinary action against ninestudents who staged a sit-in.

Zaheer R. Ali '94, vice president of BSA saidthe door drop was meant to educate the Harvardcommunity about "an increasingly anti-Blackclimate nurtured at this school."