The Harlem Rent Strike: Confronting Racism and Neglect

This episode focuses on the Harlem Rent Strike of 1963-64, a pivotal moment when Black tenants in New York City's segregated public housing projects organized to protest substandard living conditions and discriminatory rent hikes. We'll explore how the Harlem rent strikers connected their struggle to the broader civil rights movement, forging alliances with activists like Malcolm X and drawing national attention to the intersection of race and housing injustice. The episode will also examine the fierce backlash from landlords and government officials, as well as the mixed results of the strike's outcome - a reminder that tenant victories, even when hard-won, are often incomplete or temporary. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.