A 1964 boycott fought school segregation, but inequality continues

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A 1964 boycott fought school segregation, but inequality continues

During the civil rights era, Black and Puerto Rican New Yorkers were frustrated with the constant claims of racial equality in the North. One look at public school systems, including New York’s, revealed that the educational inequities for their children didn’t look much different from down South.On Feb. 3, 1964, named “Freedom Day,” the people spoke up. Bundled up against the 20-degree weather, thousands of students, teachers, and community mem…