Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History
Episode Three of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA: AN INTERWOVEN HISTORY recalls the 1950s and 1960s “Grand Alliance” between Black and Jewish communities. From Brown v. Board to Freedom Summer, Jews were key allies in the Black- led civil rights movement. But by the end of the 1960s, fractures grew as overseas conflict and the domestic realities of race and class pushed the communities apart.
Episode Four of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA traces the Black - Jewish alliance since the 1970s.
Episode Two of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA reveals Black & Jewish work in art & culture.
Episode One of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA explores overlapping struggles and forming bonds.
