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    RADICAL

    AMERICAovm _ Deeber, 1967 Vo [. 1 No. 3

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    NewYork Rent StrieAna lysi and Commen by Acv

    Jae Wenen on STUDIES ON THE LEFT

    An 5DS Jounl of th H i toy f Aia Rdca i s

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    IS n otgoh of pogr in Raicl Ectorojct of h Sude f a c-ic Soc. Thedo od h he ls of he eicn dic; ar cric1 fo h eloen o Lf hope o ilae ,n nensd sdy radiisoy d f h fe an a far graere amon SDS rcnk-and Ies corning sesbc. e oo 1'0 coao l h - enos o can fs o a ealiz o ou shar aditin lp ng beof e Old e:n e Lf ogr

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    fntn f e an inst tt ins . tdies did littlet as la ns sne ss f these develent s Bt t dd exaine and exan the ndeling

    al eny tdes ade ts ain ntbtnn the tnng f te ne adals n t aeas . 1t entfed efae state libeas as te tiade f te lage atn tgt thsent and, teefe as te dnant taldelg n te nited tate s . t began the essf entn sast thgt tad the ble fbldng a st-ndstl sas.

    Te deveent f tese t sets f deas aeenta n akng ssile a ses evtnaeent n the nited tates Te fst s te ket nestandng the ean lt al eny These s essental t a stategy f sal evltinn ts n . t distngishes leay beteen thefntn f salst tansfatn in te nited

    tates and in te agaa nties hee sessfletnaes ae te need ndstie ady.

    Of tese t sets f deas nly te fst has beende ndestd ang ne left atv sts . The ndestanding that lbealis and the libeal beaatistate s te ental delal ene leal dist ingshes te ne left f the d That knledge

    akes aetane f the la fntis f thenist at and the sia elfais f theiaist at naetale t st ne leftsts.

    The liited aetane f the deas abt stndstia sialis in te nited tates has sealases al f the lsel elated t the nate fthe existing s ial i st ates . The ain ase has

    en te faile f tes aties t dee a isinf the ind f ife that ld be ssile in thenied tates i siey ee eganied n thenile f ax individal feed, sefdeelent , and at iat in in de is in aing Basesialists f all aties have een aght in deb ats at the ess f indstializatin in ssiaina, a te ave en bsessed ith

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    centraized so contro, xrnay ediscplne te suoatn o ;cnal i

    ment to collectve econoi deeoment For te

    Uted States, after te reoto suc conrns e mostl releat. P of th neI le ertd ti SI:e ae ve te revouton had aread been w .

    We dy ae te t d] 3sre

    ed e OT o "q;cE aG

    o a u e b1 tJ hanp cY ht op is a oe iato stme s r '0 er te re prj ncpJed wih o oca e s gn T doth we a p\ o[L h co-:pora 'aqe a poe he magitn ate n wa e d e cete toae a o b al to ut o

    o e arket eco

    T REVOLTION T

    Te deop o grou ga d hcapacty O rn a ew socet can be acieed ony an oganization of peope commited o wningow ad cai thrh reouton uc agro w not acee sgnt 30 chnge t eome voed fult e n conv12ngoLe that a ew socia ode in he mone iteet I cannot ac os to,eter inelectal or plit a unle it aeie sy Any t h o rae

    oa Ad -me t to ms ta corehenve poial e Dd og) ow means o cmuncatng t ews a res ana permanent nationwide ue uch a rgnatn s a pot hethe patiptesin eections o nt

    Mot o the tde etrs wod e to ee

    h a e} socia] pty b b hee a eie O C0 hat t e abot.

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    eleve ha a a an e a n e lesssnnes f he exe ene f he new ef d n shae ha vew see he ea n f a as n f wl n e a f hse wh be

    leve be neessa. d n hnk ha a an be ed edae f ne s be fedn e nex hee eas se g f ele ke he nve nw.

    The ssl evl n e fe eas l be ffed negaed n ne se f akng e ae Te nl qes n

    s be nseed nw s ehe ee s needf sh hs e f s hen se hesand e need ve e esns b l The eeene een eas shld enge shn sne hse h have aed agns e n ghees and n e ses ve s nflfnd e s hn e eeed.

    On e need f a he n easn s vn n ben evn B a ne d n Tefs s es ne a bese ll eesng nes ve fled devel evn eevn nsfn e ned Ses nde ess led b he lng-e degldendene n ne ne enden n e Se

    n n n e nne he akes selfsesl s ev n fe Te ave nseg f bdng ss evn veeee The nng nd gs e shed bes e an b heselve as kes f hs

    TH TM S NW

    Te esn f a ne a hs e s hae veen s ceed he sbl f adgwh and eleve f a evla eveng he Mveen de s n have hn eea nsend s esen l ns ne s fe es he veen h eded hndedsf sands f ng ee e ndesndng

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    of the true nature of Amerian apit a i sm It hasshon that radial atons are ossble and that itson tneme from the ominant alues of Ameriansoiet is del share It has expose the slaish

    oalt to the Amerian business sstem f ourpo t al struture an our eutonal inst ttons .It has demonstrated the aue of sontaneous ationan of loal intiatie as el as the personaan group rears that ome from taking an atepart in soi a hange

    But the oement has also demonstrated its

    limit at i ons . The ier sit hih gie s it muh ofits strength preents the eeopment of a rigorousprposefune ss . The prmari stdent maeup of theoement makes t nkel that a permanent ore ofmembers ll be reated or that there be anontinut n the deeloment of rogram or strate.The han of the deeopment a reolutonarsinglemindeness thn the oement is almost non

    existent sine uh a prose does not neer hasome spontaneousl out of i s sent or res i stene moement ed entrel b those nder thrt s thot benefit of the amuated experene of otherreolt i onarie s and other eolutionar moements Without that knoege reoutionar theor is mpossibe . An , of orse ithout reot onartheor there an be no reoutiona part

    er reotionar part that has beoereeant as ell as man that haent has beenreated b the ful ation of a smal grop ofmen and ome n If a ne part i s t o be formed nthe Unted States the same l be true hre nomatter hen it happens In that sense the formaton of part i s an el it i st at But t s s inot to at beause of a fear of etism. If aneitist part is forme no one il foo t nan ase The orst that ill hae hapene isthat thse ho forme t aste the r t me .

    This stateent epresses one of the tendeneson the Studies board a sho exlan from

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    pepe t e y Stde s ad ot l s stor alprose Te next magaz ne tat I ope to be t ll

    be n ndendent jornal t no se os +e jornal o a reoltonar poltal organn

    ams nsten

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    The Rnt Striks i Nw York

    Re srkes i Ne York are as old as e slslready i e early 90s ere ere aa resrikes led b e adies Beef Trsssociaio c ao eeral labor es kep oer as Side i cosa r

    oil fer e passae of e Teee Hosea 9 re ske e 90ssbsded; b 9 e limied ais o e

    pre-ar po er Vep y a roi osisoae ic prmied adors o na n

    b as c as 200% i a maer of mos

    Teas able or illi o ree sore

    eases sbsaaly ier reals faced sadsposses cdn ad oesale evicos frequ oo p. cis ori clss dsrcs i ard b empoe dri pos ar demobilizaio es of osads ere derf osi eir oes

    TH ERLY TRUES

    I e eis seco of e ciy e osrisis bro i i a e obrs of re

    1 Moses Risci) Te Promised iy (abride19) pp 670

    2 Rdell) rce:ed-"0_!JHh;?ing) p

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    stries n a 918 the ew r Ca teciist art's Enis anae newsaer rerted a are rent strie n the Brwnsvie sectin

    Brn. enants were dbin and treatenin t camp in the streets rater than sbmit t te njst demands the andrd. " Te Cas editr raised the strie as a :rcef istratin f wrin casssidarit

    ntire bs are bein ranied. The sted tenant is bein emed ith hnrs. ne has any se fr the wman h s submsive and pays the rent3

    These first stwar ren stries ie thse in the18s ere arey spntanes In the se-nitish cmunities a andrd h refsed t yied ttn tenants mht ave t fae ndemnatin byespted eaders f his synaue r fraterna r aniatin bstraiatin by his friends ss ftnae at hs business and verba arassment and even ysia viene frm his nebrs In theuns f te Ca we find the edifyin tae a andrd naed Katz wh tried t brea a rent strien a bidin e ne by hirin a band f ths t beat u te eaders f the tenants mittee bt wh was red t yied t the tenants e the ed asccessf byctt f his bter sp dn the

    b4 ven in te sacred cnfines f hs synae the andrd as nt sae frm harassment by embattedt enants. rin the heiht te stries 0 tenants stred a Brnsvie snae in te midst passver servies t ebarrass a nmber f andrdsin te nreatin. The heri deed a faithfu reprted in the Ca

    Mst f te iars f th ev am iars f Pace cnreatin are andrds The ead f the nreatin is said t ave evicted se

    \ew r Ca ay 98 p. 84. Ibid, Hew York Cal March 0, 192 p. 4 and

    ar 9 p. 5

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    enan Fra e wa reore o haveuere ome brue he exciemen eer a when he enan oure o he nagoguecrng, Down wh he ervce, o rang

    our ren5

    A he ear wen on, enan began o develo more ormal orgaizaio for heir roe Whle local acon of he e ju menioned had omeucce, wa clear ha he houng cri cou

    no be ened unle he cy governmen a heae legilaure aced o reuce he immene lgal

    auhory o e lalor over he enan, whch

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    ave him almo unlme ower o e ren, deer mine he lengh of leae ad evc allegel un derable ea6 In 919, enan unon a enanroecve aociaion were ormed inBrownvlle, Wllamburg, Harlem, he Bronx a he Lower Ea Se, o exan he coe of local acon aga lanlord an o arculae enan' deman

    for erme acohe new ean aociao were cloel

    lke o he major rogreive orgaiaon in he immigra omu-h ocai ar an he laor movemean her leaer were avoweocal who aw he ean' revol a man eaon of he new cla concoune ha eee o have eize worker all over he worl aer he war ha ene Ther magaon, lke hoe o mo ercan raial had bee red b he rolearian urng ha he Euroean War ha u leahed, an ever rike, ever ma acion, eemed o heral caialim imen fall he revoluoar imule o he ena leaer foud oule n erodc aem o organie ma acon

    5 New York Cal, ril 9 92, Uner New York Ci houig law, a lalord had

    ol o eablh ha he wa aci i goo faih order o evc a ean hom he coere udeirable

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    n ctye eve t aatze he tenants gevances

    In ay f he ly ennts nn theatene call a geneal ste nvlvng he ceatve&20n f enants leagues an a unns, fcusenn n hus ng es7 n n Setee fe s ea, sc al st gats , accng he's ee n Ren Pfteeng ee ne en se nvlvng ne l n te nans 8ee f hese es hweve, ee acually

    ee The s evlnry f he tenntss' cs ee e lc en ses whch cnne e he ecn e ay efensvcn sgne fce lns ec ent ne ase s n s ev ct n ceengs he l clan f he enans wee alate thughn ecac eans--enn yngn nzng es les-alhugh he sze fe en stes

    (he Blyn Tents Unn ha

    40 enns n se n wh the eea f ssve se e egh heenes' eess

    hen he enans nns wee fs gnze hey n sn cgh n he l c hyste cs whch he hev evlutn seee hv ngenee n en scey e t seh Te ys ee n en Pf ee ngnze e ses beween enns lls ene an nvesgatn f he ennts'ven wh he wnng h

    Bsevs nes n anchy ae ncesngy becse f the cves f hese scle anten scees n s s e p

    n nae sees f lce s n the cltennts e age O eengs wee en u ,

    7 ew Tes, y , l 2 9 I cb 4 99 2

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    members imprisoned, our offices raided, and ourexecutives give he hir degree," declaed HarleTenans leader J Louis ros in an interview with he Cal.lO Mnicipa court judges joied in theeffort to reak p he ents egues. A typicajudicia resone o he et srikes was tha ofMgistrae Shra, o cosed a Brookyn et ecse y oe ea o pay e e d

    we e eco offee wod rin ei eece:

    This aDer ohng me thn caSf Bs ucn s ss o b ugo ve T h st. Yu v l

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    , r-

    RNMS S

    pubic auhoriies hwever, di not succeed he pOer o he eans' oveent There

    criod o elatie quit after he polie rais 2ept and cobe o 191, but a;aio ' w . ev eae ene i he ear (oths nxt year The mayo, anxios t aseo Ia z e e sr om rnla:, sen a seies o" Di o ate eslau t ntr et gouging ve ectSn renin these s to the tat egisature

    a thn siern he uson o s vecaiJ emesj iy ois wne at teirassae s neessary o prevent isorder from reach-in uLeab proporions te islatuee to octrire o pass he cisti ren

    )ntro as Fiore a uardi then a embe oH se lesature ec&red, el:inae by soiaiss afe the ext eeon

    Uness rapi reie leisaio is passed, next

    ear a aial eisature miht be ebating

    heher o alow ive partymen to sit i-

    sted of a Republian ad eorac asseby

    suseding five sciais .. ad whe he hot

    days Aust have exhause he peoplepiece, the reat ody of cizens o New

    Yor wil refuse o pay any ren hatsoeverThen ha an you o? ou n disposses

    every teat in e ork.

    The rechaelin of discoen ino a legal

    rmewor seemed o uermine he power o he or

    anied teants oveet e local tennts leauesufer a rC 0: me oe ren sre pass nd he Teants eense Uon, the ciy

    de oao f eh ogniztons el apartnirely, uable, he fae o idespread ena

    apathy, o develo \rable progr for he ahieve} 2;_8\.e ea ad execed a permanen organiatio to be orged in

    th hcrusin s E isaed Wihn

    I

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    a ew years, there s no rae at all of the oveDent tht had nspred ear o a "rent reolutionSome tenants leaues n dle-c&ss neihborhods

    wer actve, but they made litte pact on the

    housin policies o the c it or state gvernent.he rent control S o 0 reained essentialuodiie untl ther expiraton in

    3S

    he res) :Eer; ntte a e2FL tnnts' gtaton in Pew York Cit n tres !ere begn y tnntb in Brownslle thronx and the Lower ast sie t prevet etonsn t orc ndlrds to ower rents. Jay the Dly rkr repre with seeertG th

    he slogan hh ent ust ce d isechoin2 thro hu the er Brnx teor

    nd o gn stre .. ew, unde areoraz3 Ae conis d > ldeann 0 reductions n rent.

    e the early stwar tenants reots these rentstres 0ccurred n ewish neihborhoods and ereacopned by nsiderabe [b action. Both the

    e' Yo; imes ad the aily 1er eporte fromrather deret erspectives the se o ilenceand sabotae to orce ladlords to yild to tnatdeads, and to preent city arhals r carryigo etin. Cn JEur our thcntenans, Ti reported, roted nd attacedpo rere ores +yin7 to evict seeeentenants frm an Oninvile Avenue Bro budi

    The mob was led by wen oised on tos hdirected the tn wt 8aphnes and hrd objets upon the ol tin th upraised fiststhat the Wer ste as cHened. Th

    3 .p

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    as the sa nighhd, h nd, h200 l, hanting vlina anhs, " hadied s h viin nans xaln ya . n la ing n n sik

    vit, th Wk ind ih id h agthat nan s had sh in sisin li aaks

    te a ld atl ih th li and hvitin a k had aild t ak hanzain th n siks a Onlinvillvn, h landld as d d hn n 2 aatns $2, n a 3-

    aatn 250 and n - aatntsy 3 ali in th day, li and divstall atakd an n ai in thtnans hih as ld y h Bnx nlyd nil. iv ks asdand a n injed. 14

    Th anizatin s=n nans aas

    ha lay en the k th nis a.n of th ast tas th d-gadsialiss in h tad-nins and he ialistaty, it as illing sns an kind stivity t dvl and nag lassnsisness and it sid n hsing agiatn as anaa in hih it ld ass is ladshi in hass sggl n dvling h n s as an

    tiv an th nld s in dalinth th hsin les, h aty illd a ladshi in th Jeish nity, hihthe sialis s , n hs il ass a in hadt. n its va th n stikes, th Dailyk dly td sval insans he aes had n v idngs ialis anis h had tied t nvin tnans ih

    th andds in t 5 is, th landldstheselv s e si alist s Th Wk tld aent sti in the ildng a ialis landld,h as a e th Wkan s il and sval

    da i s . l This sialis andld, h-, il Wk, Jana 23, 192, . 4 . id. Th Dail Wk, Jana 4 , 193, . 2 .

    id. T al k, ana 2, 1932, . 4 .

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    ate eae " mt ab n h atak nthe wke en n the pe t beak up themeetn f the ent tn tenant an theatenn b bath aant the tenant

    fte 93 thee ent ke appea t haveube epte the wh f a pwefu enantmvement n the t The beat n f the evn pe mbne wth theua exenn f wefe eve b he tten feeal veent me the pbem f enn f e aue n unetln than he h

    been n 93 when he ent te wee tmn . Thee w nt the me ene f uenht hee a n he eae pe n the newennt antn whh ew up afte 93 enate n he evepmen tabe eantmement pabe f ben ntnun ue fpeue f enhee venmet nevenn nhe hun fe . The C e Tenn Unn , n

    ntn hh evel nlue enfufte ten leue n eent etn fhe eh he ue f lbn n ublemontn ue uppt f efm letn t hpte, whh e evelpa tabe netwk f enant ' un n thenehb whee the wke ue the en tke nfluence nl nl when the fm f

    peue h fe an the en whhu be uppe n u The ee the entke a an exee neu fm f pte b e ue nl when enan un w h h n

    fte eue f a numbe f efm nt w wee f he Unte nCmmtee ant Evtn he ue eve t CTU mahl en the eevon un the meen ue Relefueu u fn ete hete f theevte enn

    ee Stua D . Wh he CWe TentUnn o ew k ( unpublhe mr heubUnv pp +5

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    exen ve legal a avalable . Befe a en keu be ane n a paula buln he anha be ave b a e ee e enal

    b peabl peven ha an whh ghham he epu a n f he gana n The e aefulpeau n ean he en e ue pevene m eve aanng e au a pe veenune e unl e n 940 193 ene nnue pla a le le n heae eew enan agan The enan anan beae hhl peale ung h

    pe b n a lal an a we leve wha m aa a a a egal wnea a ng hng The ve e keh ae n ale n 93, h eavaanam ean e auh em ene ue

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    HRLEM 93

    n the fa of 93 hen ent tike one mobean to make thei appeaae on a maive ae

    houin oniton in e Yok Cit um ee muhthe ame a the ha been fo the pat ea. nthe o ehbohoo hih the Euopean miantone inhabiteBonvie Williambu aemth Eat Bonx an the Loe Eat Seeoe aPueto Ran no eie on teeet hhh been eae a ubtaa n the PoeveEa . ie hune toan eope t il ve n

    houe but befoe 900 9 he the Teneent Houea ha etabie the t' ft et of heathtaa fo eta ontution

    Depite the otnue ea o the um aeao patia ofet b the ontuto of ooe pubi hou t equ the mpetu ofthe Civ Riht oveent to tanfom pave e

    entment nto ative potet npe b the moo o mt hh the ah on Whtoboth efete a eat evea RE hapteha eun n th ume 93 to app the tti of novioent et aton to the fie ofhoun. Bookn CRE tate th a ampn topeue the t to efon the extin houoe tauht tenant h to f fo th thebul patmet to et the oe efoementmahe nto opeatio a t piete the hea buine of ano ho efue to e tote nant ema To oee hapte U CR aCoumbia CR ao foe hou Comttee abea to oae um te ae thee t Sie . The Columba Chapte e theBo oup te to teh tenat t okthouh the t aene to pove oto butYU CRE a a ma oaato ale the othStuent ovemet ovne tenat n x buon the Loe a Se to fht the o bithhon ent.

    9. Tme ua 96 p

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    hese re sres o the aroal o JaesFre, he aoal rector o COE O oveber ,i a stateet to the stera Nes he eclare thtthe re sre ha prove a eectve epo"

    urge hat ore o he be epoe b teats hvg probes th eret sulors2 A ee lter, he are o a cte re stre ith up to te housa teats o sre su cotos re oleare up a precte ht the vl rght rve he c oul be steppe up o all ros ater

    the irst o he ear

    ET ESSE GY

    Although arers prectio o a ctie retstie prove o be accurate, the iiatve or

    i o e ro COE but ro 3-ear o Harle eats eaer ae esse Gr For te ears Gra ha bee rig o o hat COE chapters ha o o begu o th abou--orgazea ass ovee he

    gheo arou he ssues hch atere ost to the loer class Negro--poor housg, uepoe polce brual A oge racal expee ro heNatioal Marite o or hs et-g a atos he ha begu hs or Harle th a revolutor rea But the respose to hs agao as ue thusstc a istea o a ass oveet, he s abe to eveop ol a sal teas orgzao o

    a e blocs Cera Harle cle he CoutCouc o Housg I Ocober o 3 , he he o a proes arch o ct hall hch he ha orgaze,ra hreatee o ea a poltca rebelo o Harle eas uless the c ace to ae ove bugs th ogsag voaos et out serushes o alors The Wager aistrao has prove ha i s uabe to hae he hous

    probe }ra as uote as sig e otat hi coe up o Hare o as or votes

    Ieel atr ths protest arch hch re e]as ra ecie o orgaize a re srie i

    h ser e ov 13 p Etws cober 9, p

    I'

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    Mr. Levin s e sa t an did an extrrdj nry eective ob of ubzng te stre.

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    aoucd a housg polcy dsgd o dy h progrss ors dadg ousg ror a spag sa o h prss, h aoudha h was sd a ll o Alay o lgal rsr ad ag a pock oo aac o h

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    h Brox ad ask or a sudy o h c y s housgad halh cods, ad a h lao o duplo o h cods ad cys spcosr

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    t -, c me n

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    s s s . Jesse Gra s n t lesses n nzng te eople of arlem exaggete n gf by a "mukraking press aptured the imaination of young ivi rights atiists around the ity atists who wereunaquainted w ith ray ' s radi a akgrd neafter another oal CE groups i the ity droppedtheir other atiities and egan to organie ret

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    whh had n oang s hosng ogas whhwokd hogh y agns dod h osaoh nd gn o ogan n stks y nanay. nd Bonx CE nd Es CE whhhad n do ng os o h o oyn

    agns, gan nt sks o h own n y.Wh th oss xon o th Bookyn gos,

    ts C hts nd h nt stk wh onyh agus notons o wht thy w tyng oacosh and h ost td xn wh nant ogan on and hosng w h yong a stsho oosd th k o hs oganons w

    sondn o to h gn sns of xctnt whhsondd th nt stk, thn o th a o a ogh ot stagy of a on h hadns nth ss, th ado oadsts, th ass tngs andth afng caagns, catd what thos who xncd t cad a n s f an xtaodnay sns of xhaton and n of hstocdsny tha dw o to th ont as th n

    ao of a nw stag n h ghts on he xtnt ahd s hgh at a s tnghd n a on anay 11 A owd of gh hndd o , oosd f a tnnts an snats of aos y cl ghts go nd tnnsoganaon n th cty hard a go of onntss ncdng as Badwn, Wa ts yan,s Gay and ohn ws t th to sd th nt

    st o oth as of th c ty . ths ng, on ad of sdnt CE go tod yonagh th f nt S . o on nw ao thga nsqnc s , o h aon of wok nod. tsd k th thng to do th ony way o at thladod '

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    Sde ou oenng e poal neess upo depene fo s uns To be suessue beeed a en sre on e oe as Sdeould ae o be as mlan and oal a e e Halem oul ae to aa e en as el as e landods Bu i ogaes a en sre mit eopaz s esee o e use o goenmen uns o ognoes aa e goeen as e hardly ifcaly s ac med " o i n T cgz h rn b hid a "okr0 l c o by MY prcje ';h a " osa 3 ; ' .

    mr e Ja) o c i a ganzdp o ea av t ref ro a oe xs s o hem pai omi , - i pl u FY ' S eX}i : r i ov-ho t m h w i h := . h o a n o m z t i s ) c h " U a s o 81 fnl G i 8 ( : L

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    a eadquares an areed o work oeer ocree a ass e en sre on e owe r as Sde

    A COOIATIOTe as of coordnan ese oca en skes

    nd n e a uned oca ac oe obe a cu one e ee was con s eabesan o noraon abou eos anaonan an eece conan o seces erewas no successu ae o dene e oas o e

    oeen n a de ee n o ese ccs nc ebes e acan oanaons coueec cobne e enees uc e oeen f s oen a o coodnaed ac on as eb ae n oe sues beween eaes o e aousen -s n rous eas e an s o conc was bewee Jesse a an e eooanounc o ousn, a eeaon o ousn oana

    ns foed n e e es oec renn oe s fo consuon oow-nco ousn ar n e se, e eounc ose eades eare esees as eerson e ocal densons o ousn robes, adeeae eos o se se u as a cearnouseo en se noaon nd o ncooae een s e no s ow les ae aans I

    ne Jesse ra o becoe e eae o a cw eren sre coornan coee, wc ooseo esabls Gra , owee , rej e ce e oe r .e d no an s eaes o e oeen d ueb wa cae a we dde c ass oan a on Ae en eas of orann wou econon ewas no wn o sae s new won rese wan oranaon a e readed as ben ou o ouc

    w e sn sr of race conscousness anna onas n e b lack eos

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    oganaton and eated pobem o oung aw.nd n te pe coneence and new boadcatc pe agent aanged o m, e damated te um condton c gae e to ete and te moemen' medate am n a oceu and omnou a, etng o a wae o otem eom b te ct beoe te e ad eenappoaced t pojeced tengt. On ebua ent ke eade \ee nted o a ma eenn Haem o a e Commttee o ecenHoung, c oud coordnate potet o oce ec and tae oenen to act agan e ut t meeng, a pu on one o bee peomance. n a coou peec, e caed o aac on ban o emnd oeno Roceee taCena Hae and aea e ae pat o etae o Ne o and ta e oud op n oad eponb b bamn oe a te e o e tebe oung condt on . 37 Heng aaed ct oa, aetng tat

    o Wage a pnee , and ce ungepe , Juu C dee wa a o ceatue I TTo et oun de enoceen n e c t, aconc uded, c t zen ad to pead, pa, beg , andod peca cuc ece . Ote peakej oned te og o ang eto c . Re Bone ,eade o e Stke Ba Teant Counc , and aog upoe o te Haem ent ke, caed

    o a ong g aan e enee o pubcung, and decaed a oeno Rockeeeeaded te o n eaue e a no o enoung pogam. 3 Bu en te peece endedon two opoa o dec acon, and atemd one a a, ee aed b te deegae- o on te Mac on ban o a 50 mnmum wge a tenant paae o demand code enocemen and

    te conucton o oe pubc oug, and o be gn a "Rat to Rockeee Campagn , c conted o a de to end ubbe at o e oeno

    37 Te Ne k Te Febua 1 94, p . 5 3 . bd , p

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    alon fo lees fo enans ugng eGoeno o suppo legsaon o pode emegencyepas n slu ousng

    Te ope s oced by e s e s leades a femons befoe, a e oeen ould oble epopulaon of e geos fo mass acon o foce acpeense eablaon of e slus seemedsangly emoe fom e debae no ng placeepoposals afed ee an exenson of e esponsblemeod a enans oganaon ad engaged n foeas ou bngng basc canges n e condons

    of e e Tee as no n a e fom Gay oanyone else fo a de o foce publc auoeso comm emseles o a sysemac poga of slumeablaon a oud mae use of e dsupepes o e blac masse s . Gay as e man eeyoneloed o f leadesp, bu e seemed ne o uae ay of ananng e mlancy of e Halem moeen n e conex of a coalon of goups . Hs

    ejecon of e eopolan Councl on Housng ascmfoabe ad mddle cass seemed nc deed fore n m lan coodna ng goup a e adfoed bean by appop a ng s meods Te onyas appaen een o Gray. A fuue eengs of e c yde cee fo decen ousng a self,no_d n a capagn agans e polce n Halemaey soed up

    In e las ees of ebuay e aua ofcaaclysmc poe a ad suounded e e sen s eal days ad lagely faded aay. Te pessseed lose nees n e oemen epoes noonge anxously ep ac of Gay's pedcaon ofo lage s s og n ngacles abou slum condons and effcences of buldngs deaen seemed o g ou of fason.Fom Febuay 1 ad, no acle dealng ee appeaed on e fon page of e Tes Tey goenmen ceasd ssung pomses o appease eeen s ' ledes and e aoused cnsc ence of epu c . Te ayo s las dama c eue e

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    e cae n Febua , e e annnced e begnnng a e m da aa camagn e d e e ece .

    We e bc ae eued eaba lacece ad m cdn e ene eade d e ae ed ead e aa m ca que . Tee cea eee e e de a ca ee n ed, n agng cn e e and e ca e

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    favorabl bu conflcng dc is ons andd down lwr cour agisra s in la Dcbr Oncb 0 n irs our dcison acng rn sriks39 Judg Gu Gilbr baudod 13 srikng nns n o Harl nns oP n ino cour unil landlord rard ouann voaons, ssring a condons in bngs wr socking nd soud b raird assoon sib 4 T rffra o iab of 5 wa acco b a snarg a cour did no odon n sris ws illgl or nns o old rn c css vlvg ral and so ald consruciv ion nd wr zrdous vioi ons s 4 nk lr, owvr, a dcsion ws ndd down i aookl cour w c wn far bond Judg baudo scu nd brok do an o guidlns wc oani rs ad s af arlr d c s on Judgrd Mo, fr arng cas o fv srngns wo argud a ir vng quarrs wr no

    for uan ab a on rld a n c or d fa on ar of landlord wic drivs nn of bnfcial njon of s rss,cos ius , i n s of law , an vc on Awrgfu vicion, b landlord, wr arial oroal , as an ffc of rina ing nn sl ab i for rn 4 Tis an, lar laida in r cass, landlord s no nil

    o n rn unil condions r rdid If i ks landlord wo ars o ak rars , g s no rn for wo ars . riod 4Tis dcson, wic as no bsd uon scon 755,d rd fro Judg ibaudo s in wo signic an rss i dd no rquir nans o a r

    9 Undr w or Ci Housing Law, nans cann

    inia cion in cour agans a landord forgrivancs c ons u ng a consruciv vic on us ai or landlord o snd a disosssand n cons disos ss in cour

    0 w or Ti c 1, 9, I b i d , IS .4 4 d , 5

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    nt int cut, and it did nt ntitl t landldt back nt f t pid tat t vilatin win xitnc

    Bt t Ribaud and M it dciin d tuggt t t vnt culd gt pai f individual tnant tug cut acti n But nitdciin, a it tund ut wa pntativ f tkind f tatnt t tik wa t civ in tuing cut Onc ca bgan t apa in lagnug nub t b f f publicity, t uingcut judg, a bd ntiu f ti ub

    vinc t t pat acin , wd tng itanc t t u f t cut a an agncy tuvi pai n ca , j udg ad nattpt t id ti cntpt f t tnant andt i pit in t t nt tik , and didn t tt paat ti lgal gunt f ti pnlb ia But cn w a tict adanc tlga tcnicliti n t pat f bjctiv

    udg, wic, gin t natu f t uing awan t pculia pbl f t lw-inc pnin a cut ituatin, vd t b a futating andcnfuing bi t ffctiv actin

    n t uing cut, it wa cn, fapl, t gant pati in t ca adjunnt,wn ti ca w nt ufficinly ppd

    lvant witn uc a building dpatnt inct w abnt Wn lw inc ppl w apat t t ca, t ingly inncnt pw fadjunnt tk n nw iptanct w t adj n wa t pw t d t F t f ttiking tnant living n t dg f ubitncbudnd by cnic and failia nibiiti, cut ppanc wa a aj acific wic ad

    t b angd fa in advanc by t gani faft tniv planning and paatin, and t f a day alay n at f t tnant,t ult wa nl adjunnt, t tnat,gnally anxiu and faful t bgin wit, igbgin t utin wt t yt t b acid

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    ains f si w w i f disi n i wg i n i sna iv s . anddsf aa f sbvsiv ffs f adnns

    n a a nans i wd fn s av i ass npad dmand anw insss b ad in, w w n sn a f is aing an jd s , insn si iv difnia ia f adnn n andd andnns, wd n add s qs and ba nnsis a is aassmn-s, ndb ss innn in i inn ins s aw in is anin nsi s and saf wa f fsain a vn sisd

    n addiin, ivi jds ind7 in a wa a ad i diffi f a b s af bid nans i w in a as ia wi in, jd ds i dsin; wd n as idn viains f d sbnad f

    bidins dan Wn nans fd vbasn ab ndiins in biding as viains, w d a s infa in wd n aff m f as . Tisman in ff, a sis w dndn n mbs and qi faib ain f bd s dan a v in in si a an a insin, ma s a

    ns dwn van viains, s w w aa dd a Ha f Rdswi s w das and qi a i dwnwn and sbn insin s Ha fRds n da f ia

    T ganizains snsin n si snnd a n wa insins n a

    wab basis was ss n ig ffiiasf bidings dan f an aangn an i ass d baa i anns Ga addn a a in si, and as ab n isins in Ha din bain a n a . B vn s w

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    robes n arrann e ecancs of an nseconA e e of day en e nsecor arred oso e enans n e bdn cod be o nd

    ony a fracon of e oaons od be recorded.I was necessary o arrane a e for nseconay areeabe o nsecor and enan b cyaw s ddn ae roo for sc an arraneen . Tensecor od ofen arre nannonced and fndos of e enans absen r nn o e n oreoer ere as no aranee a e oaons od be recored once e nsecon as

    ade Insec ors ere no orosy cor n anabe o brbes and d ofen san er nsec on reor s o aor e andor F nay ereere e deays n recordn e oaons onceey ere reored by e nse cor A e bdns dearen coer c rocessed nseconreors n!raon as ed or 3 rkn dasby backo

    T FAI F A

    I was coon s for srn enans oaear n cor \o bdns dearen recordso back er cases or records c dd nory reec e nare of e condons n erbdn Jde s sn a sr c consrcon " ofe docrne of consrce econ wod decrea e edence resened as nsffcen oarran ssn a 75 and od order e enans e back rens o e andords and reserear payen Sc a de c s on e fna order

    reeed a are nber of e srn enanswose case s aeared n c or . Te wer as SdeRen Srke was osn reeffs of s casedrn arc and Ar and roed s erforanceony sy aer on . None of e oer rensrn oranaons see o ae done c beerTe one exceon as Brookyn COR wc fond eBrooyn cors ore resonse o enans neressan ose n oer boros

    4 The_New ork Tes Janary 1 1954 1

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    0

    udgs auay grad a 7 as rai a odos uidg sigfi ay prd As a as rrd, dd as y rqurd o orrv

    os rordd Buidigs par forms rrds r of icp us oi c or crru spcs, som ors O ! S in sruck udgs r dd tnc u ursdc adto, c':rt u e d o c'()2

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    strike suh an iting thing to e a part of in itse arly stges

    In Central Harlem where uildings ha eenorganie most hasti ly an hopes of reating a massmovement ha been highest the emotional let-downevoked y the advent of litigation was partiularlymarked . The Community Counil ' s attempt tosimultaneously perform the funtions of a militantpolitial movement designed to fore major reformsfrom te power struture and of a traditionalhousing lini working to improve onditions forindividual tenants egan to falter adly one leglperspe tives and legal prolems eame prominent .ut even those groups whih had ommitted themselvesto a legal perspetive from the start suh asrooklyn CORE and Ted Vele ' East Harlem Tenant sCounil eventually disovered that they ouldahieve teir aims more effetively by organizingtenants to use the ity genies to ahieve repairs.egardless of whether ourt ases were won or lost

    tere was a ue isproportion between the amount oftime nd enery wih they onsued and te limiteresults obtinable Ehausted by the endles s routine o ourt appearanes frustrated y he impossibility of tively involving slum tenants inomplex legal proedures unale to sustain themilitant atmosphere o the early days one groupater another abandoned the rent trike hile

    esse ray beame involved in ampaign gainstpolie brutality and orruption rooklyn CORE -whih had organized 400 tenant ounils and 00rent strikes - abandoned teant organizati on entirey and pplie its energies to the formation ofan indepndent politial movement known as theroklyn Freedom Demorat i arty. y the fall of94 little or nothing was left of the rent strike

    movement in ew York.

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    I ET TKE I EEC

    Mos of he gous hh had aiiaed n hismoemen did so boh n ode o ioe housing ondios i he slums and also o eae he basis oasn hanges in he olial aiudes and beha

    io of s lu enan s To ha exen ee eihe ofhe se goals aheed O he fis oun he esike had a xed eod Is sho em gains eefaily impessie. Mos of he buildings hh eeo e sike o a numbe of io ioeens asa esul of ou ioes o ifomal ageemesh lalods ho ished o aoid l iga on . heske as auay effeie n dealg h

    eeeny suaions suh as leaks gapg aholesa lak o hea a ho ae . uh olais eeno oo dfiul o deal h o a eoary assad ladlods ee ofen ll o bea he sallexense of ahing u a all o fx ole ode o aoid uli exposure as a sllod o aour aeae hh oled he isk hoee

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    a of "hai he ook o at h a eigfoe to make ao ea aea hee thee tke ata ie aie ootio aattate the aetio o he eia ee uoga

    e uiig exeiee a teoay ioee ieie

    ut hough the ieate gieae ofte weeea wih he re ike i the at maoiy ofae i o chage he aic coiio heuilig which coiualy reae emegeie-thi ad flimy wall achai uig a wirg

    yem lack of ae quate ui lig erice hatgoo id i do o ch u rahole i a wal thatoul e gawe hough i a few hou y he atha made heir home i he gaage ie ouatioof he uildig ? o fix a ige eak i a ieyem ha a ruy a deay ? o e ae l ie ae hee uildig equie utaial ehailiaio-a he ery miimum ew wa a ew oiera ew wiig yem a a floo o oof cleaigad exeraio u e co of uch eair waaggerig . fe uidig whi h he iy ookio receieri ea ate Commiioer Laaruold he Time he oa um requie o eoe alliola io wa 7 13 2 a oerat ig rofiof 01 a year whi ch he uidig yieded wihheir re leel of et i wul take aou2 ye o amorie he 7, 13 iemet wih4% iere . he c iy he cocued coud o e alwih he wor um ule i wa ready o oeratey a oicy i which "huaiy ome eforeecoomic f he re trie di o achiee maooliical eform i effec o lum coiiowoul e eiely aioy.

    he oitica achieeme of the re trikehowee wee o uaia here wee hreemai forma iroeme i houig roceue whichhe ret rike rought aou a the iiiaioof a illio ollar ra exermiatio ogam )the aiio of 50 ieo to the uiligeate c ) a he aage of three ew la

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    egali zig rent strkes . These progrs were hasdevised by Maor Wagner i'"the ear months of. he c,strk t o 'met the is i sent cla :1 ,'16vbsleaders;i j Pt' fdr: \'tio aYHs;)hkF 12l: " . s 'f) , :

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    paringly, only in fat by group reevng largegrant fro the poverty progra or from prvaefoundation . For the unorgani ed , unub dzed poorwho opoe the vat ajority of the u nhab tant the new law did nohing ilurat ng one

    again the depth of the ha eparatng the poorfro the deorai proe.

    he greatet gain made b the rent rke wereno n the for of new law bu in hange n theadinrative roedure of the ity hongagen e . urng the ren rie he organ atonh a the earent of Building, he earent

    of Healh, and the ent and ehabiiaton Adntration, were ubjeed o etraordinary preureto improve he qality of ode enforement To re erve heir reuation and erhap ther job,offiial of thee agenie ere fored to makeradial nnovation in ther proedure, whih enabled them to ee the ren trike demand forore effi ien ervie . Tenant group nvolved nhe rent trie were graned hot line o thehead of agenie hh enabled e o ge on hepot onvition and qik rent reduion-sealphone nber were e up for enant who lakedheat and ho water, and a tudy wa begun by he ty o devie a plan to trealine and nify yagenie dealng ith hoing p int Lowerlevel offial were inrte to ee loe on ih liant enan oganition nd to aidthe in every poble way.

    he rent rie moveen h had a altaryeffe on lu houng onditon in he hor rn;b dd no hange he ba eonomi relatonhphi h made for deay and oor erv e The ajorhange roght y he rke ere a generalproveent in blding ode enforement ahineryand an inreaed iere in reform and nnovationn hoing n he omuny at large b did nobring he nd of aive rehablaion roramthat were needed o gve he oor re roeonro he danger of e neen e ene Th fa l ure wa ri al The earle t organze d tenan

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    :rovs in New York had undero t tr culd bo j Jstice for slm tenants as lon as I incOetO'Jsing as operaed by the rte enerprse system e groups} lie th Ham Tnt st ike ; on ,ve i regti osn rher vD B Y pro- G 5 E t c 2ng {dant c t n e d d l T eaL2,? ch tod 1 to g : / te y .

    4 t ' v l he CI]cm T K c e

    s r e 3u: s :e ve l s L;1 . + t t g beA U j t t_ \ z gh t i l 9 e k _t - _ly ? _ = _ - :- [ )

    " t C 1 S ) e 3 { Gv. ,5 1s- 8 e j X r J in a U " C c \ ) 7 at s e E t ( n d - e o be ' "u L d dvpb 8aet mt r i x n t ; u elI dlte Y i nd t sre u f ognzoa d ter p s , oe of t he E 8 " e t o n t tese tte s ncn) bnd the urt n o t t i . ' r r t [a or tenants gro s in th e P t \ - e ppy rpes of o rna t nd on z e " t n an s n n d d l

    b dn Bt Teants Deense Unio of 1 9 - 0 d the Cid Tents Union of the 0 I s haddec l ar e t t h e r l to organize in eraen

    l e bdy sort of th is g a en aong te

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    te nans house cmi t ee s were a most di ff i cul rof organizaon o aintan on s ab e b a s i s

    ERROS OF TH ;OVMENT

    Wheter or G a d ffe re nt n d of ren s r ikeoveent could have produce d ore s ab e oran i a i onal f orms re3i ns an open que s i on a i scer a in i tha b o in er s of g z i voveent ad o i i c a ct , he r e 1 se errr jue e in t o se ure i2 iovnt enc o e c r s For te c or s

    nd are dea it e n s g r i e n ce s ancase ere os enrey and case hat er onualy res ed in toen repair s B morimporntly ivovCent in c our ac ion sinson he oranation of the re srike moeentic pre ene it f rom a inin th e s i e e x ibilit or inernal soidarit reuired o forcegovernen ct ion t o rehab i li ate U uil dngs

    he ci, stt nd e:ral goernments ere onl bod h te nanc resures osub s idi e c p e ive epairs i n sl ous i -ey ere te ones \'Iho he rent srie ad o orceto act no e slumord The ren st r ie moveensoud have gien riority o ose o is aribute s wh ic d e o s inf e nce n po iti aauhoriy

    here "ere hree ain uali ie s o e rens i e that conrib ued o it s pol i t i c a efec en s s . First , it s si . The l are r e r s egre\ e Dr politians perceived n it treat te pic oder or e daner o a broadbed radical moveme arisng o underi stab i she d po l i c al re ati onsh ips . Se co nd m t ancy e more e rent strLe broe laws or massedare numers f pee toeer in volatie stua-tins te ore oliticins fe he daner of contagion of civ disorder o oher roups ando t e r i s s u e s a ea ea ceu rules ofhe gae n /hic e ere used o oeratin.

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    4

    Trd raor beween eaers and foowers . Te moresae e movemen oranon was and e moreose s arans ere ned o s eaders

    e more oans grew afrad a aaon woudbe eng and woud sread o oer ssues wen eren sre ended.

    Cour aon owever ndered e ren sreovemen severe n ea of ese reas . revenede ren sre frm aanng omum se beause absorbed so mu of e oraners ener n aerr an meana robems rean o our aeranes su as arrangn ransoraon for enans andsuboenan re ords . Te e sen fng ou forms onferrn w awers and arrangn ransoraonor e a n our oud ave been sen on av es w exanded e sre . n add on wene oranzers go nvoved n our aon e wereunabe o devoe as mu me o e ornaon ofdeonsraon and raes w ad ven e rensre e aura of as s movemen n s ear das nvovemen n our aon seemed o mose a non an soo on e ren sre s eaders andsub seered em awa from mass aon or vdsobedene Te nd of mass ve res sne o ev ons a araerzed e ren sres of ewenes and res dd no ae ae n e aremren sre Te mos ub zed nsane of re

    ssed eon nvoved on en eoe--a fr rro e eoe wo massed before an OnveAvenue Budn on en sre n 9 na eena resonsbes assoaed w our aonrevend e oranzers fro usn er e we enans for oa edaon or vew srenened enan s orn a on Some re mnr surves b e Soo of Soa Wor of

    enns nvoved n e ren sre sow a ereas ver e ona beeen oranzers and enansand a ver e of e ren sres me ann wasomun aed o enan s . Te oanzers moreover ad ver suess n gen enans o ara n reaed roes aves and s was n oran reason w govrnen ofs fe e

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    could fl o i coio f h fi oh of h ik

    The ik, h, i ivolvd icou cio vly ooid i h

    oli icl o , u i di d o i l e u i did o hv cl cocio of ilf oli icl o Th ik uddly d d hhdl-i hd idiquiy My oi i o uhd it o iho kJ yh ou hou o ihout evouei i o o-icoe eole hou l ey o ud h d hou

    cofide hei liy o y wh the ov hy we uhed io h f d liyl of oz hih would o u hev,o h , i d They dd o V eouhou houi wok o h ou Aecoy i eel GO eiz h o eooih ould o effced y h cou ci ive d olly uuifed ofde

    elhed io heized he ze, y of ho ee whe ole tudet dofe i ol . nu o h ow oe oe fd of d oz o h eo y oii, d uy eholde o he oueoioio h o vil i he o oe-hy d of he e eloe fo ofoil wok

    Mk D io

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    5

    Comment

    Mr . son hs wrtten one of he rs ac count s Je s se Gry ' s C mmnty C onc l on Ros ng He s8penly mlr i mny of the fts onernntbe ren str ke oveen te r t ot of the ron Te re s , hoeve r n els e qy o the thor ' s

    "or \ ch rstr e s :e e d s ss es te r s e njf of nmeros enn moveents n Ie Yor Cynd ny nrres the hstory o the mos rrentept o rs to dress theselves o the o s s s e . I m conse to hy he otere o te h s per n the f rt e s ne he nevereX91 ly se s ny s n nt concls ons h s s s ere ly o re or he lres o the et he

    hs done so r ly B h nte to dr w s omees sons rom h s h story o tenn - ty nlosles he hs fled

    N son ' s mor rt s of e ren sr e s

    t s l ck of den on of ls e mnns hhe ovee nt o hve e en re l n ; n ereven s e ssl hd voe the c or s n pre

    erence or cn or oernen o smhosn.

    I

    he C omL!ny C onc on os n C CH orny

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    5 1

    ou o buil a i oeive oliilly oniou read radi al o iali bae in a liiearea in Harle roul beween Fif an iAvenue an 10 an 15 Sree . Te ren

    rike wa one o an i o aid in builini bae Gra alo eaied uon se ion w i enan i n buildin our ui wenne eary; a mee in an e leoral aain Cerainly beore Oober 19 ee Gra and iorani e were bulin a radial base aionaarenly ee no siniane in i ienon oe ory

    Te ren rike ai was ilemene a eol weaer e n, in e lae fall o ran e Counil oranier anae o ull rkein buidn were e Counil wa known and rese e Te oal wa no ore an 1 Teseond rou o enans o o ou on rie wa noa failiar wi e ea o e CC an ra bu

    neerele euaon rora and bulioun ls ad been mleene Te oa noeber wa no ore an 50

    was a on a ere was a if nemasi Te de s ion of ibaudo and ori ,oled i esure of ooeraion rom sae andi aenes e o line o e ofe of en

    an eab l iaion Adinira on, and e e i s iono e earen o elfare no o enaleens wo el ren allowe e ren srikemoeen o ean Te our s e iions andelfare s erissiene ss were sron oins aroun eole old be ersuade o wiold ren arado deeloe in , as aison oin oue our aon diere e ren srke oeen,

    b a e ails o noe, e sren o e oemen eended on a e blok eel,e ole a o b e as sure a e wouldn be ouon e sree Furer all of i s oo laen e one o nrease ress oerae ande nolemen o an e rdal and liberalsTe ren srie oemen e ae e ub oain and ra saried lol oranin n buldns

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    or the reaton o see o housnds o tennstyn u the ourts he y adnstron nd heslumlords.

    rly sekn he lure o he renstre moveen en when ry s orn on de ed to o ousde the ounds o he tny loe nwh t lt ts se . he om t on o u ty oornton o tywde moveent and hetendt htn eeen arous leaders or oweru the ottlene o ourt ses orosed the son o the mmunty ounl on ousn.

    o aso o stae tht the ovement had no oals s h trt . o e urte the oun l hd noeteuldn a rdal se or oltalaon-wh was unortuntel sred oredeny and oortunsm.

    I

    son suests a smle ernatve r te oveet mss ve ede d to sumhus . Ths sue st on relets h s aure todra lsons rm th hstory o the strules omean rdls . The et stre , he ares , ouldhae en eetve strte desned to ryoe ut o shnton . a so sees to asse t te ood so ety s the ret so ety . hr

    aerst o ny radl movements nd oranztns o the th entury s a tendeny to deneo ons or ths nton s lls n ters o stronnat ona e rnment . son s nswer oos n ta d t o . d als , n t have een stawrtstes o atonl reor rrams whh hveerted the develet o ororte atalsma ulttue 1 [ted e tween t r

    ve eonom setor nd the natonl herrhy, nda entralaton authorty nd deson-mnwhh hs eoe oressve to ll tzens.

    t t 8 7 a t sroramt solut ons n anoher dret on . he o ron oyorned

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    oganiations wi dands o sl l and onolat tan nati onal and sta hgony, is imati i t nt gnaton o an adaswshs to siosly hallng and hang ths

    nat ion S -dinat ion , and loal ownshand ono o nihooods and ldins,sa oth o ols o oo ol and ot la ssu o t knd o gonmnalstt adias would lik to s salshdin ths ony.

    aison s a son o hs own naat-syl

    o hsoy Tus h an a h as and thou os o sugs u lt o wl u o oh h stoans o analy ais on s a sowad an undsandn o th nuy adals

    n

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    A Pprbck Apch o hemrn Radical Trn

    do ' s noe : Te oo ng s e onudng o n o aa ' s to a atle

    an sud o a eed to e d ust s esened n Jes eso ' s Te

    te o u: oonss nd e e nte ndnsonnton 73 h d a aon s WEBu Bo ' Bk Reonson eedn, , . . os eod s te mnaed naugon nd ed Reon Hae, 5 ) Fo ase nd ee Jonson neo, see L. Kt ' s Ande Jonson and

    esuon oen 3,

    o e anu ea o e W ads d o onend a e ed o n/od ogn, Be of eo FomRuteod B. Hayeto ooso le ,3 0 ; e s e!s Lhns Jn Doumex Voeneeae 25 5) j nd Tomas F o sse s ae s o_ Idea_me oe n B, . Te ooug ounge sm m e seen n e n o & e L e C anoodad, tson Aan ee a, B0 Bhe rdicly "Jas

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    made in W . . B DuBois Te Souls o Black Folk(C rest R699 . 0)

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    Te rapant exploiaion o te period wic

    absorbed muc radical eort is well described byatew osepson in Te Robber Barons (HarvesHB4 $2 . 25 ) and i s e Poli icos (Harves HB59$ . 95 ) . Immigrans were lured wit lies and broui droves to b exploied . Teir par wic addedo e radical radiion is beauiully old by JonHiam Sraners in e Land ( Aeneum # 1 . 9 ) .One pase o radical eor aid m is sert in Ray Ginger s Aleld s Ameri ca : incln Ideal Vrsus Canin Realiies (QuadrangleP1 . 2 )

    On t ariculural ron a grass roos revolaired . See : Solon J . Buc e Graner ovemn A Stud o Ariculural raniaio and Is Poli ic al Economic and Social aniesa ions (BisonBBlJ 1.0 Jn D . Hicks Te Poulis vol :A Hisor o Farmers Alliance and t Peol sPart Bison BBlll 1 5 George B Tindall ed. ulis Radr (orcbooks B09 2 . 25 ) . Fre continuation o Amerca ' s agrarian srugle re ad Teodore Salouos and Jon D. Hicks TwenieCenur Poulism Aricuura Disconen in eMdl Wet 1939 (Bison BB175 : 1 . 85 .INDURIALIS ND SCIAS

    On e indusrial ron rebellion also madeisel el A key crisis or radicals growingu o e 8 our day i is presened by ryDavid History o e Hamarke Aar (Cllir0124 1 . 9 5 . Te Governor wo ok e radicaside and was cruciied or i as is sry old

    Harry Brnard Eale Foroen (Carer

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    L se study . Read Ry Ginge r ' s Eugene V . Deb s : Agr;phy ( Coler BS2, 50) ths erent also arises the milita di e ct

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    Realn l at t te te raallt al ert t ee war Qnt TeFrn ran Sal (bb AHS4? 95Lav . Sannn Te Salt rt er tr (Quaranle QP 2 .45) te uentarantl ane ran e e Sa 000 (Setru S5 $ . 5 ; an annteretn tal rentrut Tereraer Te Rt era n a 7 t-raal were al ae awtne l ret en an enter Feera Sen e ada Trhb TB8 5 an a erb aun et anter t unt I I r Re t te bert K urra Red S are Stu n at naltera 0 Grawill 4475 $2 . ) reat tre te er eane avBr abr n r te Se el Stre ntt 5) t eaer wa an V hlater beae a unt an tell tr nlla . Fter Pae r a rker e

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