Wiki Discussion #6 - Due by Noon, Wednesday, 11 April, 2012


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Prompt:


Based on Prof. Craig Wilder's presentation, the Jerald Podair reading and the "Eyes on the Prize" video on the Ocean Hill-Brownsville Strike, please reflect on and provide your comments to the following:



How did the sharply divergent views of education, politics and the socioeconomic experiences of the varied parties involved in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville controversy make compromise and co-existence impossible?