Strangers & Neighbors

Relations Between Blacks & Jews in the United States

Author: Maurianne Adams
Secondary Author: John H. Bracey
ISBN: 9781558492363

Much has been written about the historic relationship between American blacks and Jews. Some accounts stress the strong alliance for social justice between the two groups during the civil rights movement, while others portray bleaker moments and include accusations of Jewish racism or black anti-Semitism. What is often missing is a larger historical perspective. This volume provides a wide range of analyses and documents that help us move beyond stereotypes and portray the full complexity of black-Jewish relations in America over the past three hundred years. Following two introductory sections addressing "Themes and Issues" and "African Americans as the Chosen People," the book is divided into five historical periods: the Atlantic slave trade and slavery in the New World; emancipation to the Great Depression; the era of the Depression and World War II; World War II through 1967; and 1968 to the present. Each section contains a mix of scholarly articles, historical documents, and conte

Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press
Publish Date: 1999

Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social Science / Minority Studies, Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Cross-Cultural Center (Location: Race Relations (RARE))