Struggles in the Promised Land: Towards a History of Black-Jewish Relations in the United States PDF
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SSTTRRUUGGGGLLEESS in the PPRROOMMIISSEEDD LLAANNDD This page intentionally left blank STRUGGLES in the PROMISED LAND Toward a History of Black—Jewish Relations in the United States Edited by JACK SALZMAN & CORNEL WEST New York II Oxford OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1997 Oxford University Press Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogota Bombay Buenos Aires Calcutta Cape Town Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madras Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi Paris Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto and associated companies in Berlin Ibadan Copyright © 1997 by Jack Salxman and Cornel West Published by Oxford University Press, Inc., 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Oxford is a registered trademark oi Oxford University Press Al! rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Struggles in the promised land ; toward a history of Black-Jewish relations in the United States/ edited by Jack Sal/man and Cornel West. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-19-508828-X. L. Afro-Americans—Relations with Jews. I. Salzman, Jack. II. West, Cornel. T<185.61.S915 1997 305.896'073—dc21 96-45386 Since this page cannot accommodate the credits, pages v-vi constitute an extension of the copyright page. 1357 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper credits "Struggles in the Promised Land," Copyright © 1997 by Jack Salzman. "The Curse of Ham: A Case of Rabbinic Racism," Copyright © 1997 by David M. Goldenberg. "The Medieval Background," Copyright © 1997 by William Chester Jordan. "Jews in the Slave Trade," Copyright © 1997 by David Brion Davis. "The Law of the Land is the Law: Antebellum Jews, Slavery, and the Old South," Copyright © 1997 by Jason H. Silverman. "Between Words and Deeds: Jews and Blacks in America, 1880—1935," Copyright © 1997 by Hasia R. Diner. "Blacks and Jews: The Struggle in the Cities," Copyright © 1997 by 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 20th Century," Copyright © 1997 by Nancy J. Weiss. "Negotiating Coalition: Black and Jewish Civil Rights Agencies in the Twentieth Century," Copyright © 1997 by Cheryl Greenberg. "Black-Jewish Universalism in the Era of Identity Politics," Copyright © 1997 by Clay borne Carson. "Allies of a Different Sort: Jews & Blacks in the American Left," Copyright © 1997 by Paul Buhle and Robin D.G. Kelley. "The Need to Remember: Three Phases in Black and Jewish Educational Relations," Copyright © 1997 by Earl Lewis. "African Americans and Jews in Hollywood: Antagonistic Allies," Copyright © 1997 by Thomas Cripps. "Separate Paths: Blacks and Jews in the 20th Century South," Copyright © 1997 by Deborah Dash Moore. "Affirmative Action: Jewish Ideals, Jewish Interests: The Evolution of a Jewish Communal Stance," Copyright © 1997 by Jerome A. Chanes. "Affirmative Action: African-American and Jewish Perspectives," Copyright © 1997 by Theodore M. Shaw. vi // CREDITS '"Nation Time!' Black Nationalism, The Third World, and Jews," Copyright © 1997 by Waldo E. Martin, Jr. "African Americans and Israel," Copyright © 1997 by Gary E. Rubin. "On Imagining Foes, Imagining Friendship" Copyright © 1997 by Patricia J. Williams. "Blacks, Jews and Gender: The History, Politics, and Cultural Anthropology of a Women's Dialogue Group," Copyright © 1997 by Letty Cottin Pogrebin. "Blacks and Jews: A Personal Reflection," Copyright © 1997 by Michael Walzer. "Walking the Tightrope: Some Personal Reflections on Blacks and Jews," Copyright © 1997 by Cornel West. contents Introduction JACK SALZMAN I 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 NAACPand 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 AND ROBIN D. G. KELLEY 197 viii // CONTENTS 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 STRUGGLES in the PROMISED LAND
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