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“What a ‘Fizzle’!”
Caption: The Amsterdam News published this editorial a few days after the February 3 boycott.
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Here a black newspaper, the Amsterdam News, reflects on how others spoke about the February 3 boycott both before and after it happened. They comment on how a white newspaper, the New York Herald Tribune, had covered the boycott. Other white newspapers, including the New York Times, had been very critical of the boycott before it happened.
Categories: K-12 organizing, parent activism, student activism, community activism,
Tags: newspapers & the media, white liberalism, protest,
Date: Feb 8, 1964
Creator: Amsterdam News
Source: Amsterdam News
Copyright: Amsterdam News
How to cite: “What a Fizzle!” in New York City Civil Rights History Project, Accessed: [Month Day, Year], https://nyccivilrightshistory.org/topics/boycotting-ny-schools/responding-to-the-boycott/what-a-fizzle.
- How did the Board of Education describe the boycott? How do you think boycotting students and organizers felt when they heard this?
- How do you think the editors of the Amsterdam News feel about the boycott? What evidence do you see in the text?
- What do the editors want to happen next?