{"product_id":"strike-twenty-days-in-1970-when-minneapolis-teachers-broke-the-law-paperback","title":"Strike!: Twenty Days in 1970 When Minneapolis Teachers Broke the Law - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam D. Green\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe complex and dramatic history of an illegal teachers' strike that forever altered labor relations and Minnesota politics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen viewed from our turbulent times, the Minneapolis of fifty years ago might seem serene, but Minneapolis schoolteachers of the day remember it quite differently. It was, author William D. Green said of their recollections, as if they'd been through war. This book recreates twenty days in April 1970 when a then-illegal strike by Minneapolis's public school teachers marked a singular moment of cultural upheaval--and forever changed the city's politics, labor law, educational climate, and the right to collective bargaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the inception of public education in Minnesota, teachers were expected to pursue their vocation out of civic spirit, with low wages, no benefits, and no job security. \u003ci\u003eStrike!\u003c\/i\u003e describes the history and circumstances leading to the teachers' extraordinary action, which pitted the progressive and conservative teachers' unions against each other--and both against the all-powerful school district, a hostile governor and state legislature, and a draconian Minnesota law. Capturing the intense emotions and heated rivalries of the strike, Green profiles the many actors involved, the personal and professional stakes, and the issues of politics, law, and the business of education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformed by interviews, firsthand accounts, news reports, and written records, \u003ci\u003eStrike!\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life a pivotal moment not just for Minneapolis's teachers but for the city itself, whose government, school system, and culture would, in a complex but inexorable way, change course for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam D. Green is the M. Anita Gaye Hawthorne Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies and professor of history at Augsburg University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Children of Lincoln: White Paternalism and the Limits of Black Opportunity in Minnesota, 1860-1876\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDegrees of Freedom: The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 1865-1912\u003c\/i\u003e (both winners of the Hognander Minnesota History Award) and \u003ci\u003eNellie Francis: Fighting for Racial Justice and Women's Equality in Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Minnesota. He is vice president of the Minnesota Historical Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154797006983,"sku":"9781517912956","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3c43fcafbf42a0f4dad9718639699177.webp?v=1733231033","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/strike-twenty-days-in-1970-when-minneapolis-teachers-broke-the-law-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}