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Title	Struggles in the promised land : towards a history of Black-Jewish relations in the United States / edited by Jack Salzman & Cornel West
Publish Info	New York : Oxford University Press, 1997

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Contents

Introduction / Jack Salzman 1

1 The Curse of Ham: A Case of Rabbinic Racism? / David M. Goldenberg 21

2 The Medieval Background / William Chester Jordan 53

3 Jews in the Slave Trade / David Brion Davis 65

4 "The Law of the Land is the Law": Antebellum Jews, Slavery, and the Old South / Jason H. Silverman 73

5 Between Words and Deeds: Jews and Blacks in America, 1880-1935 / Hasia R. Diner 87

6 Blacks and Jews: The Struggle in the Cities / Jonathan Kaufman 107

7 Long-Distance Runners of the Civil Rights Movement: The Contribution of Jews to the NAACP and the National Urban League in the Early Twentieth Century / Nancy J. Weiss 123

8 Negotiating Coalition: Black and Jewish Civil Rights Agencies in the Twentieth Century / Cheryl Greenberg 153

9 Black-Jewish Universalism in the Era of Identity Politics / Clayborne Carson 177

10 Allies of a Different Sort: Jews and Blacks in the American Left / Paul Buhle, Robin D. G. Kelley 197

11 The Need to Remember: Three Phases in Black and Jewish Educational Relations / Earl Lewis 231

12 African Americans and Jews in Hollywood: Antagonistic Allies / Thomas Cripps 257

13 Separate Paths: Blacks and Jews in the Twentieth-Century South / Deborah Dash Moore 275

14 Affirmative Action: Jewish Ideals, Jewish Interests / Jerome A. Chanes 295

15 Affirmative Action: African-American and Jewish Perspectives / Theodore M. Shaw 323

16 "Nation Time!": Black Nationalism, The Third World, and Jews / Waldo E. Martin, Jr. 341

17 African Americans and Israel / Gary E. Rubin 357

18 On Imagining Foes, Imagining Friendship / Patricia J. Williams 371

19 Blacks, Jews, and Gender: The History, Politics, and Cultural Anthropology of a Women's Dialogue Group / Letty Cottin Pogrebin 385

20 Blacks and Jews: A Personal Reflection / Michael Walzer 401

21 Walking the Tightrope: Some Personal Reflections on Blacks and Jews / Cornel West 411

Notes on Contributors 417

Selected Readings 421

Index 423

Description viii, 438 pages ; 24 cm

Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-422) and index

Contents The curse of ham : a case of rabbinic racism? / David M. Goldenberg -- The medieval background / William Chester Jordan -- Jews in slave trade / David Brion Davis -- "The law of the land is the law" : antebellum Jews, slavery, and the Old South / Jason H. Silverman -- Between words and deeds : Jews and Blacks in America, 1880-1935 / Hasia R. Diner -- Blacks and Jews : the struggle in the cities / Jonathan Kaufman -- Long-distance runners of the Civil Rights Movement : the contribution of Jews to the NAACP and the National Urban League in the early twentieth century / Nancy J. Weiss -- Negotiating coalition : Black and Jewish civil rights agencies in the twentieth century / Cheryl Greenberg --Black-Jewish universalism in the era of identity politics / Clayborne Carson -- Allies of a different sort : Jews and Blacks in the American left / Paul Buhle and Robin D.G. Kelley -- The need to remember : three phases in Black and Jewish educational relations / Earl Lewis -- African Americans and Jews in Hollywood : antagonistic allies / Thomas Cripps -- Separate paths : Blacks and Jews in twentieth-century South / Deborah Dash Moore -- Affirmative action : Jewish ideals, Jewish interests / Jerome A. Chanes -- Affirmative action : African-American and Jewish perspectives / Theodore M. Shaw -- "Nation time!" : Black nationalism, the Third World, and Jews / Waldo E. Martin, Jr. -- African Americans and Israel / Gary E. Rubin -- On imagining foes, imagining friendship / Patricia J. Williams -- Blacks, Jews, and gender : the history, politics, and cultural anthropology of a women's dialogue group / Letty Cottin Pogrebin -- Blacks and Jews : a personal reflection / Michael Walzer -- Walking the tightrope : some personal reflections on Blacks and Jews / Cornel West

Summary As Salzman makes clear in his introduction, the purpose of this collection is not to offer quick fixes to the present crisis but to provide a clarifying historical framework from which lasting solutions may emerge. Where historical knowledge is lacking, rhetoric comes rushing in, and Salzman asserts that the true history of Black-Jewish relations remains largely untold. To communicate that history, the essays gathered here move from the common demonization of Blacks and

Jews in the Middle Ages, to an accurate assessment of Jewish involvement in the slave trade; to the confluence of Black migration from the South and Jewish immigration from Europe into Northern cities between 1880 and 1935; to the meaningful alliance forged during the Civil Rights movement and the conflicts over Black Power and the struggle in the Middle East that effectively ended that alliance. The essays also provide reasoned discussion of such volatile issues as

Affirmative action, Zionism, Blacks and Jews in the American Left, educational relations between the two groups, and the real and perceived roles Hollywood has played in the current tensions. At a time when accusations come more readily than careful consideration, Struggles in the Promised Land offers a much-needed voice of reason and historical understanding

Note Current Copyright Fee: GBP22.50 0. Uk

Subjects African Americans -- Relations with Jews

Alt Name Salzman, Jack

West, Cornel

LC NO E185.61 .S915 1997

Nlm No 000097764

Dewey No 305.896/073 21

OCLC # 35808340

ISBN 019508828X (cloth ; acid-free paper)

9780195088281 (cloth ; acid-free paper)

Isn/Std # (OCoLC)35808340 (OCoLC)39270302 (OCoLC)946564593 (OCoLC)946564600 (OCoLC)977830667 (OCoLC)1167246517

LCCN 96045386

	Introduction / Jack Salzman	1
1	The Curse of Ham: A Case of Rabbinic Racism? / David M. Goldenberg	21
2	The Medieval Background / William Chester Jordan	53
3	Jews in the Slave Trade / David Brion Davis	65
4	"The Law of the Land is the Law": Antebellum Jews, Slavery, and the Old South / Jason H. Silverman	73
5	Between Words and Deeds: Jews and Blacks in America, 1880-1935 / Hasia R. Diner	87
6	Blacks and Jews: The Struggle in the Cities / Jonathan Kaufman	107
7	Long-Distance Runners of the Civil Rights Movement: The Contribution of Jews to the NAACP and the National Urban League in the Early Twentieth Century / Nancy J. Weiss	123
8	Negotiating Coalition: Black and Jewish Civil Rights Agencies in the Twentieth Century / Cheryl Greenberg	153
9	Black-Jewish Universalism in the Era of Identity Politics / Clayborne Carson	177
10	Allies of a Different Sort: Jews and Blacks in the American Left / Paul Buhle, Robin D. G. Kelley	197
11	The Need to Remember: Three Phases in Black and Jewish Educational Relations / Earl Lewis	231
12	African Americans and Jews in Hollywood: Antagonistic Allies / Thomas Cripps	257
13	Separate Paths: Blacks and Jews in the Twentieth-Century South / Deborah Dash Moore	275
14	Affirmative Action: Jewish Ideals, Jewish Interests / Jerome A. Chanes	295
15	Affirmative Action: African-American and Jewish Perspectives / Theodore M. Shaw	323
16	"Nation Time!": Black Nationalism, The Third World, and Jews / Waldo E. Martin, Jr.	341
17	African Americans and Israel / Gary E. Rubin	357
18	On Imagining Foes, Imagining Friendship / Patricia J. Williams	371
19	Blacks, Jews, and Gender: The History, Politics, and Cultural Anthropology of a Women's Dialogue Group / Letty Cottin Pogrebin	385
20	Blacks and Jews: A Personal Reflection / Michael Walzer	401
21	Walking the Tightrope: Some Personal Reflections on Blacks and Jews / Cornel West	411
	Notes on Contributors	417
	Selected Readings	421
	Index	423