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Nonfiction That Pride of Race and Character: The Roots of Jewish Benevolence in the Jim Crow South Caroline E. Light
Essay Reading Freedom Summer by Dina WeinsteinBooks on the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer are classified under African American history and civil rights. But the project was rife with Jewish… Dina Weinstein June 18, 2014
Children’s Schools of Hope: How Julius Rosenwald Helped Change African American Education Norman H. Finkelstein
Essay So What the Heck Happened? Earlier this week, Mary Glickman wrote about the similarities in the cultural narratives of African Americans and Jews and a strange interview question. Her… Mary Glickman December 27, 2013
Essay There’s Something About Moses Earlier this week, Mary Glickman wrote about a strange interview question. Her most recent book, Marching to Zion (Open Road Media), is now available. She is… Mary Glickman December 25, 2013
Nonfiction You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South Stephanie Deutsch
Children’s A Tugging String: A Novel About Growing Up During the Civil Rights Era David T. Greenberg
Nonfiction Levittown: Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America’s Legendary Suburb David Kushner
