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

by Clarence Taylor

Book Overview

The New York City Teachers Union shares a deep history with the American left, having participated in some of its most explosive battles. Established in 1916, the union maintained an early, unofficial partnership with the American Communist Party, winning key union positions and advocating a number of Party goals. Clarence Taylor recounts this pivotal relationship and the backlash it created, as the union threw its support behind controversial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231152698
• ISBN13: 9780231152693
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher