Author: Allison E. Schottenstein

Works Published by UNT Press

Changing Perspectives: Black-Jewish Relations in Houston during the Civil Rights Era

— Vol. 5: of Texas Local

Published: March, 2021  Pages: 432  Features: 19 b&w illus. Notes. Bib. Index.

Changing Perspectives charts the pivotal period in Houston’s history when Jewish and Black leadership eventually came together to work for positive change. This is a story of two communities, both of which struggled to claim the rights and privileges they desired. Previous scholars of Southern Jewish history have argued that Black-Jewish relations did not exist in the South. However, during the 1930s to the 1980s, Jews and Blacks in Houston interacted in diverse and oftentimes surprising ways. more... about Changing Perspectives: Black-Jewish Relations in Houston during the Civil Rights Era