Topic: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

1 chapters across the catalog

87: Ye & They
51:27 - 54:40

87: Ye & They

Civil Rights History, The Golden Period

A historical recap details the "Golden Period" of Black-Jewish cooperation during the 1950s and 60s, including the 1964 Freedom Summer in Mississippi. The narrative explains how economic disparities and the roles of Jewish business owners in Black neighborhoods eventually sowed seeds of discord. This historical context is used to explain modern tensions regarding business contracts in the music industry.