New York teachers school policy: strike of 1968
Lou Kusnick1964-79
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The collection includes papers, correspondence, pamphlets and other documents that chart the strike period and after.
Repository:
Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre
Title:
New York teachers school policy: strike of 1968
Creator:
Date of work:
1964-79
Reference number:
GB3228.31
Level of description:
Collection
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Custodial history:
This collection consists of materials collected by Lou Kushnick for research that would later be published in an article in the Journal of American Studies. The material was later donated to the centre.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into the following series:
1. Statements from the Office of the Mayor
2. Public Education Association Newsletters
3. United Bronx Parents Material
4. Board of Education Publications
5. Pamphlets
6. New York Civil Liberties Union
7. Letters and Reports
8. Conference papers, Articles, Miscellaneous material
Source:
Date of donation: 2014Donor name: Lou Kusnick
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted24 hours notice is required to view this collection. Material will then be accessible through Manchester Central Library Search Room, Manchester Central Library, St. Peters Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. Any enquiries relating to this collection please contact: rrarchive@manchester.ac.uk
Use restrictions:
Restricted
General notes:
The New York City teachers' strike of 1968 was a confrontation between the new community-controlled school board in the largely black Ocean Hill–Brownsville neighborhoods of Brooklyn, and New York City’s United Federation of Teachers. The strike started in May 1968 to November 1968, shutting down the public schools for a total of 36 days and increased racial tensions between Blacks and Jews.
The community wished for more involvement in running the schools and a decentralization policy was initiated. This was contested by the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), led by Albert Shanker, who demanded the teachers' reinstatement. At the start of the school year in 1968, the UFT held a strike that shut down New York City's public schools for nearly two months.
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Language:
EnglishEnglish, Spanish
Record number:
8929083
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