Going South : Jewish women in the civil rights movement / Debra L. Schultz ; foreword by Blanche Wiesen Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schultz, Debra L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States--History--20th century.

African Americans.

Jewish women--United States--Political activity--History--20th century.

Jewish women.

Jewish women--United States--Biography.

Women civil rights workers--Southern States--Biography.

Women civil rights workers.

African Americans--Relations with Jews.

Civil rights movements--Southern States--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Oral history.

Southern States--Race relations.

Southern States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many people today know that the 1964 murder in Mississippi of two Jewish men--Mickey Schwerner and Andrew Goodman--and their Black colleague, James Chaney, marked one of the most wrenching episodes of the civil rights movement. Yet very few realize that Andrew Goodman had been in Mississippi for one day when he was killed; Rita Schwerner, Mickey's wife, had been organizing in Mississippi for six difficult months. Organized around a rich blend of oral histories, Going South followsa group of Jewish women--come of age in the shadow of the Holocaust and deeply committed to social justice--who put their bodies and lives on the line to fight racism. Actively rejecting the post-war idyll of suburban, Jewish, middle-class life, these women were deeply influenced by Jewish notions of morality and social justice. Many thus perceived the call of the movement as positively irresistible. Representing a link between the sensibilities of the early civil rights era and contemporary efforts to move beyond the limits of identity politics, the book provides a resource for all who are interested in anti-racism, the civil rights movement, social justice, Jewish activism and radical women's traditions.

Contents:

Going South

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Part I: Taking the Action

Chapter 1: Going South, 1960-1963

Chapter 2: Moving In On Mississippi, 1963-1965

Chapter 3: Crossing Boundaries

Part II: Seeking the Legacy

Chapter 4: Uncovering Family Legacies

Chapter 5: Exploring Many Ways of Being Jewish

Chapter 6: Creating a Living Legacy

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-221) and index.

ISBN:

0-8147-8697-9

OCLC:

55638579