Strangers and Neighbors: Relations Between Blacks and Jews in the United States - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Maurianne Adams is lecturer in education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and coeditor of Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice: A Source Book.John H. Bracey is professor of Afro-American studies at the same institution and coeditor of the "Black Studies Resources" microfilm series. Julian Bond is a distinguished visiting professor at American University and a lecturer in history at the University of Virginia.

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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.

Throughout the volume, the editors' goal is not to achieve closure but to invite further discussion about the historical relationship between two large, evolving, and diverse peoples. The selections reveal that the experiences of American blacks and Jews, although intersecting at several critical junctures, have not been parallel, and that significant geographical, class, political, and religious differences exist within both communities that preclude easy generalizations.