{"product_id":"upsetting-the-apple-cart-9780231149402","title":"Upsetting the Apple Cart","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exciting new history of the activists, protestors, politicians, and even recipes that changed New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrederick Douglass Opie makes a valuable contribution to the study of the mid- to late-twentieth-century history of New York City. His book provides the reader with a detailed, almost blow-by-blow account of the various attempts by African Americans and Latinos to find a common political cause and build lasting coalitions. -- Xavier F. Totti, Lehman College, editor of CENTRO Journal Upsetting the Apple Cart outlines for the first time an important part of American working-class history and race relations. Frederick Douglass Opie's narrative delineates how black and Latino coalitions supported by organized labor can become a formula to attain power. He focuses on how these coalitions work and how they become contentious based on mutual suspicions. Provocative and engaging. -- Miguel \"Mickey\" Melendez, author of We Took the Streets: Fighting for Latino Rights with the Young Lords\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Note on Sources Abbreviations Introduction 1. Journeys: Black and Latino Relations, 1930-1970 2. Upsetting the Apple Cart: Black and Puerto Rican Hospital Workers, 1959-1962 3. Developing Their Minds Without Losing Their Souls: Black and Latino Student Coalition Building, 1965-1969 4. Young Turks: Progressive Activists and Organizations, 1970-1985 5. Coalition Politics, 1982-1984: The Chicago Plan 6. Where the Street Goes, the Suits Follow: Coalition Politics, 1985-1988 7. Latinos for Dinkins in 1989: The Coalition's Complicated Victory Conclusion Notes Index","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400244633943,"sku":"9780231149402","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231149402.jpg?v=1730470168","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/upsetting-the-apple-cart-9780231149402","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}