Changing Perspectives: Black-Jewish Relations in Houston during the Civil Rights Era
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Changing Perspectives charts the pivotal period in Houston’s history when Jewish and Black leadership eventually came together to work for positive change. This is a story of two communities, both of which struggled to claim the rights and privileges they desired. Previous scholars of Southern Jewish history have argued that Black-Jewish relations did not exist in the South. However, during the 1930s to the 1980s, Jews and Blacks in Houston interacted in diverse and oftentimes surprising ways.
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Date:
March 2021
Creator:
Schottenstein, Allison E.
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