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

Name: Reds at the Blackboard Communism, Civil Rights, and the New York City Teachers Union
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ISBN: 9780231152693

ISBN-10: 0231152698

ISBN-13: 9780231152693

Edition: N/A

Authors: Clarence Taylor

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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 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 policies and rights movements. Taylor's research reaffirms the party's close ties with the unionyet it also makes clear that the organization was anything but a puppet of Communist power. Reds at the Blackboard showcases the rise of a unique type of…

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List price: $34.00
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 10/22/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.89" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction






The War Within: Battling for the Soul of the Union



Communist Front? The TU During the Popular Front Era



The Fight Over Revocation



To Be a Good American: The New York City Teachers Union and the Issue of Race During the Second World War






The Opening Salvo: Louis Jaffe, Taft-Hartley, and Minnie Gutride



The First Wave of Suspensions and Dismissals



Banning Subversives



Anti-Semitism: Rhetoric and Perception



Undercover Agents, Informers, and Cooperating Witnesses






Crusading for Civil Rights



Women and the Teachers Union



The Triumph of the United Federation of Teachers and the Demise of Social Unionism


Conclusion


Notes


Index