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William 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 The Children of Lincoln: White Paternalism and the Limits of Black Opportunity in Minnesota, 18601876 and Degrees of Freedom: The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 18651912 (both winners of the Hognander Minnesota History Award) and Nellie Francis: Fighting for Racial Justice and Women's Equality in Minnesota, all published by Minnesota. He is vice president of the Minnesota Historical Society.
"""At a time when teacher strikes, education reform, and public sector unionism are once again at the center of public debate, we need this deeply researched and sharply narrated account of the 1970 Minneapolis teacher strike more than ever. And no one is better prepared to tell that story than the renowned historian, professor, and former superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools, Bill Green.""—William P. Jones, author of The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights ""Teachers’ unionism and teachers’ strikes emerged as central topics in American industrial relations in the past decade. William D. Green weaves personal experience with scholarly research to explore the roots of these developments half a century ago. The result facilitates a conversation between the past and the present, which sheds new light on both.""—Peter Rachleff, co-executive director, East Side Freedom Library ""An inspiring read that shows the hard-fought gains for schools. A frustrating read that shows how many of the problems facing schools have new names and new decorations but are at the core the same as they’ve always been. William D. Green’s book is an important and enthralling history that could not feel more relevant to today.""—Tom Rademacher, author of It Won’t Be Easy: An Exceedingly Honest (and Slightly Unprofessional) Love Letter to Teaching "
