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

Taylor, Clarence.

Reds at the blackboard : communism, civil rights, and the New York City Teachers Union / Clarence Taylor. - New York : Columbia University Press, 2013. - x, 372 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

p.1. -- 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 -- p.2. -- The opening salvo : Louis Jaffe, Taft-Hartley

9780231152693 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780231526487 (e-book) 9780231152693

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Teachers' Union of the City of New York--History--20th century.


Teachers' unions--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Teachers--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Teachers--Political activity--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Communism and education--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Civil rights--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.

LB 2844.53 / T239r 2011

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