Cover of South of the South: Jewish Activists and the Civil Rights Movement in Miami, 1945-1960

South of the South: Jewish Activists and the Civil Rights Movement in Miami, 1945-1960

Using unusual and revealing primary materials from the careers of two remarkable Jewish women, Raymond Mohl offers an interpretation of the role of Jewish civil rights activists in promoting racial change in post-World War II Miami. He sees grassroots action as the engine that drove racial change.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 280 pages

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