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…
'Reds at the Blackboard' showcases the rise of a unique type of unionism that would later dominate the organizational efforts to promote civil rights, academic freedom, and the empowerment of blacks and Latinos. It also recounts how anti-Semitism and McCartyism affected the unio…
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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…
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 affili…