Interview with Willie Mae Goodman, excerpt
Willie Mae Goodman decided to send her daughter Marguerite to the Willowbrook State School when Marguerite was four years old.
parent activism
Evelina López Antonetty Mural
This mural of Evelina López Antonetty was painted by graffiti artist group Tats Cru in 2011.
Judy Heumann Oral History
Judith (Judy) Heumann was one of tens of thousands of children who contracted polio during outbreaks in the late 1940s and early 1950s and became physically disabled.
Puerto Ricans (Spoken Version)
Puerto Ricans became citizens of the United States in 1917, as part of the US’s claiming control of the island.
Parents Protest for School Transportation
In early 1979, the Board of Education decided to change the rules for private bus operators in a way that would have lowered wages for many drivers.
Jose P. vs. Ambach, excerpt
Many major changes in education have come through federal legislation.
Goldie Chu
Please note: This is work in progress. Please keep that in mind as you read.
Mom is Worthy Opponent for State
Marguerite Goodman lived at the Gouverneur Hospital in lower Manhattan.
The Educational Needs of the Puerto Rican Child, excerpts
In 1970, about one quarter of all New York City public school students were Puerto Rican.
¿Le gustaria que sus niños[…]?
Like many Puerto Rican parents in the South Bronx, Evelina López Antonetty was frustrated that so many Spanish-speaking children were not learning to read.
Evelina Antonetty and United Bronx Parents Protest School Lunch
In 1969, parents in the South Bronx were concerned about what their children ate at school.
Parents Speaking on Ocean Hill-Brownsville
This video captures New York City parents speaking of their desires for community control of their children’s schools.
The 1965 Boycott on Film
The 1965 boycott targeted segregation in New York City’s junior high schools and “600” schools.
90% Boycott Hits Problem School
In the fall of 1964, months after the massive February 1964 boycott, Reverend Milton Galamison and the Citywide Committee on Integration launched another boycott.
Milton Galamison Oral History, excerpt
Reverend Milton Galamison was the pastor of Siloam Presbyterian Church in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and a key figure in the struggle to desegregate New York City’s schools.
The School Boycott Concept
In this op-ed, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Parents and Taxpayers March to City Hall on Film
On March 12, 1964 - between the first 1964 pro-integration boycott and the second - a group of white parents calling themselves “Parents and Taxpayers” led a march from the Board of Education building in Brooklyn to City Hall in Manhattan.
Change the Status Crow
After the massive turnout for the February 3, 1964 boycott, there was little response from the Board of Education.
Puerto Rican Civil Rights March on Film
Concern about school segregation was not only expressed during the school boycott.
J.H.S. 103, P.S. 194, and City Hall
During the February 3, 1964 boycott, there was a rally at City Hall.