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Reds at the blackboard : communism, civil rights, and the New York City Teachers Union /

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 Americ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taylor, Clarence
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part One
  • 1. The War Within: Battling for the Soul of the Union
  • 2. Communist Front? The TU During the Popular Front Era
  • 3. The Fight Over Revocation
  • 4. To Be a Good American: The New York City Teachers Union and the Issue of Race During the Second World War
  • Part Two
  • 5. The Opening Salvo: Louis Jaffe, Taft-Hartley, and Minnie Gutride
  • 6. The First Wave of Suspensions and Dismissals
  • 7. Banning Subversives
  • 8. Anti-Semitism: Rhetoric and Perception
  • 9. Undercover Agents, Informers, and Cooperating Witnesses
  • Part Three
  • 10. Crusading for Civil Rights
  • 11. Women and the Teachers Union
  • 12. The Triumph of the United Federation of Teachers and the Demise of Social Unionism
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index.