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American Civil Liberties Union, National Office, 1968 - 1969

 File — Box: 1600, Folder: 109
Identifier: V

Scope and Contents

Consists primarily of documents related to the 1968 New York City teachers' strikes over the creation of a community-controlled, majority African-American school district in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn. Contents include a published exchange between New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) Director Aryeh Neier, who opposed the strike, and writer Maurice Goldbloom, who supported the strike and criticized NYCLU and the leaders of the Ocean Hill-Brownsville school district.

Dates

  • Creation: 1968 - 1969

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use.

Extent

1 Folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English