Download or read book History of the American Teachers Association written by Thelma D. Perry and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preface: The American Teacher Association (ATA and the National Education Association (NEA) sponsored the writing of this history as part of the merger agreement between the two organizations in 1966. The Association for the study of Afro-American Life and History (ASALH) willingly accepted some responsibility for the project because there had never been a full, organized, published account of the ATA.