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Beyond Historical Commonality; A Look at the Jewish Activism in the Civil Rights Movement

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Lis-Perlis, Alexandra

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Oral history interview with Rabbi Gerry Serotta by St. Andrew's Episcopal School student Alexandra Lis-Perlis. In this interview Rabbi Serotta describes his experiences as an activist for black voter registration in the 1960s in Florida and provides a unique insight into both Jewish motivation behind such activism and the turbulent relationship between Black-Jewish communities.
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St. Andrew's Episcopal School

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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Anti Seminism
  3. Civil Rights
  4. History
  5. Jews
  6. Oral History
  7. Race Relations
  8. Racism
  9. United States

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