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

Published New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (x, 372 pages) : illustrations Contents 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Teachers' Union of the City of New York -- History -- 20th century SUBJECT Teachers' Union of the City of New York fast Subject Teachers' unions -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century Teachers -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century Teachers -- Political activity -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century Communism and education -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century Civil rights -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations. Civil rights Communism and education Teachers Teachers -- Political activity Teachers' unions New York (State) -- New York Genre/Form Electronic book History Form Electronic book LC no. 2010033069 ISBN 9780231526487 0231526482 023115268X 9780231152686

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