Civil Rights on Long Island
Hofstra University
The Civil Rights Movement on Long Island:
A Local History Curriculum Guide for Middle School and High School
Table of Contents
Introduction: "Teaching about the Civil Rights Movement on Long Island," by Alan Singer... p. 3
1- "The Origins of the Long Island Civil Rights Movement," by Severin Cornelius................. p. 5
Documents: .............................................................................................................................. p. 7
1A) The Ku Klux Klan on Long Island
1B) Long Islanders Recognize the Problem of Racial Discrimination
1C) Is there a wrong way to challenge discrimination?
1D) Combating Job Bias - Can we overcome past discrimination?
1E) Racial Tension Builds on Long Island
1F) Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaks at Hofstra University
Oral History: ........................................................................................................................... p. 15
"Dr. Eugene Reed and the Battle for Civil Rights on Long Island," by Clinton Grant and John Syffrard
"Don and Doris Shaffer, Civil Rights Activists," by Robert Gault and Paul Henning
Political Cartoons ................................................................................................................... p. 18
2- "Housing Discrimination on Long Island," by Stavros Kilimitzoglou ................................ p. 20
Documents: ............................................................................................................................. p. 22
2A) Racial Exclusion at Levittown
2B) Housing Discrimination- The Issues Become Clear
2C) Combating Blockbusting and Re-Lining
2D) Great Neck Human Rights Committee
2E) Were Zoning Laws Discriminatory?
2F) Did Urban Renewal mean "Negro" Removal?
Oral History: .......................................................................................................................... p. 30
"African Americans Remember Life on Long Island," by Denise del Valle, Stephanie Hunte, Laurie Collins-Thomas, Jennifer
Palacio, and Karen Lewis
3- "The Battle Over School Integration," by Joyce Kenny ...................................................... p. 33
Documents: ............................................................................................................................. p. 35
3A) Hempstead Proposes a School District Consolidation
3B) Amityville Divided By School Integration Protests
3C) Districts Grapple with Racial Integration Plans
3D) The Malverne School Integration Plan - Racial justice or a violation of the rights of citizens?
Oral History: "The Battle Over School Integration in Malverne" by Joyce Kenny ................. p. 44
A) "Norman Lent Defends Neighborhood Schools"
B) "Roland Cook - Teacher, Malverne Schools"
C) "Sal Zaccaro - Social Studies Teacher, Malverne High School"
Oral History: The Battle Over School Integration in Great Neck ........................................... p. 49
"Frank Phillips and the Great Neck School Integration Controversy," by Denise del Valle and Stephanie Hunte
"An Interview with Emil "Al" Cianciulli," by Jennifer Palacio and Denise Del Valle
Maps: Malverne; Great Neck; Southwest Suffolk County (Amityville area); Central Nassau County (Hempstead area).
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4- "Racial Discrimination and Volunteer Fire Departments," by Stavros Kilimitzoglou ...... p. 52
Documents: Racial Discrimination and Volunteer Fire Departments .................................... p. 52
5- "What Happens to a Dream Deferred?" by Deon Gordon .................................................... p. 55
Documents: ............................................................................................................................. p. 57
5A) Can Long Island Avoid Racial Turmoil?
5B) Protest Intensifies, But Hope Continues
5C) Westbury High School Erupts
5D) Teenagers Search for Answers
5E) Racial Violence Erupts in Freeport High School
5F) Trouble in Amityville
5G) Blacks and Whites Disagree About the Causes of Racial Violence
6- "The Civil Rights Struggle on Long Island in a National Context," by Alan Singer ............ p. 69
Documents: .............................................................................................................................. p. 71
6A) Civil Rights Timeline
6B) Local Presidential Election Voting, 1960-1972
6C) Civil Rights of African Americans in the Post-Civil War United States
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