Reds at the Blackboard - Communism, Civil Rights, and the New York City Teachers Union

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-231-15268-6
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 646 g

Reds at the Blackboard recounts the rise of a unique type of unionism in the early twentieth century that would later dominate the organizational efforts behind civil rights, academic freedom, and the empowerment of blacks and Latinos across the United States. Through its affiliation with the American Communist Party, the New York City Teachers Union pioneered what would later become social movement unionism, solidifying ties with labor groups, black and Latino parents, and civil rights organizations to acquire greater school and community resources. It also militantly fought to improve working conditions for teachers while championing broader social concerns. Clarence Taylor follows the union's early growth and the somewhat illegal attempts by the Board of Education to eradicate the group. He describes how the infamous Red Squad and other undercover agents worked to bring down the union, and how the union and its opponents wrestled with charges of anti-Semitism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Taylor, Clarence

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1 1. The War Within: Battling for the Soul of the Union2. Communist Front? The TU During the Popular Front Era3. The Fight Over Revocation4. To Be a Good American: The New York City Teachers Union and the Issue of Race During the Second World WarPart 2 5. The Opening Salvo: Louis Jaffe, Taft-Hartley, and Minnie Gutride6. The First Wave of Suspensions and Dismissals7. Banning Subversives8. Anti-Semitism: Rhetoric and Perception9. Undercover Agents, Informers, and Cooperating WitnessesPart 3 10. Crusading for Civil Rights11. Women and the Teachers Union12. The Triumph of the United Federation of Teachers and the Demise of Social UnionismConclusionNotesIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Clarence Taylor is professor of history and black and Latino studies at Baruch College and professor of history at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He has written or edited several books, including The Black Churches of Brooklyn and Knocking at Our Own Door: Milton A. Galamison and the Struggle to Integrate New York City Schools.