#OtD 16 Mar 1964 267,459 children in NYC boycotted classes in a 2nd walkout against at de facto racial segregation in schools.

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#OtD 16 Mar 1964 267,459 children in NYC boycotted classes in a 2nd walkout against at de facto racial segregation in schools. A protest previous month had been significantly bigger but national civil rights groups' leaderships withdrew their support https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8808/nyc-school-boycott-2