The Strike That Changed New York: Blacks, Whites, and the Ocean Hill-Brownsville Crisis
In The Strike That Changed New York, Jerald E. Podair examines the Ocean Hill-Brownsville crisis and its impact on Black-white relations, public education, and the city itself. This focused historical study explores a pivotal New York conflict and the divisions it brought into view.
About This Book
Jerald E. Podair examines the strike that became known as the Ocean Hill-Brownsville crisis.
Centered on New York, the book considers the conflict through the experiences and perspectives of Black and white communities.
It explores the crisis as an important episode in the city’s history, with attention to race relations and public education.
The book offers a focused historical account of an event that changed how New York understood its social and civic divisions.
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