African Americans and Jews in the twentieth century
Subtitle: studies in convergence and conflict
By: edited by V.P. Franklin ... [et al.].
Contributors: Franklin, V. P. 1947-
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Columbia, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
Subjects: African Americans -- Relations with Jews; Jews -- United States -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Race relations; United States -- Ethnic relations
Description: In 1993 distinguished historian Nancy L. Grant organized "Blacks and Jews: An American Historical Perspective," a conference held at Washington University in St. Louis and dedicated to the exploration of Black-Jewish relations in twentieth-century America. Featuring presentations by historians, sociologists, and political scientists, this conference reflected Grant's devotion to scholarship on multicultural relations and the continuing struggle for racial equality in the United States.

After Grant's untimely death in 1995, V. P. Franklin and the other contributors completed the work of readying these essays for publication with the assistance of the coeditors. African Americans and Jews in the Twentieth Century is the culmination of the innovative research and ideas presented at the conference.

Focusing on the complexity of the relationships between Blacks and Jews in America, these essays examine the convergence and conflict that have characterized Black-Jewish interactions over the past century. African Americans and Jews in the Twentieth Century provides an intellectual foundation for continued dialogue and future cooperative efforts to improve social justice in this society and will be an invaluable resource for the study of race relations in the United States in the twentieth century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contains revised version of papers presented at the conference "Blacks and Jews : an American Historical Perspective" held at Washington University in St. Louis in Dec. 1993.