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South of the South - Jewish Activists and the Civil Rights Movement in Miami, 1945-1960 (Hardcover, First)
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South of the South - Jewish Activists and the Civil Rights Movement in Miami, 1945-1960 (Hardcover, First)
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"A must-read for anyone interested in the history of civil rights,
the roles and varied motivations of southern Jews in the movement,
the interaction of blacks and Jews, the role of hate-groups and the
anti-communist hysteria in silencing or harassing the forces of
positive change, and the specific place of Miami, Miami Beach, and
Florida in the struggle. Raymond Mohl's writing style is dynamic
and fully accessible for the lay as well as scholarly audience that
I expect this work will attract."--Mark K. Bauman, Atlanta
Metropolitan College Using unusual and revealing primary materials
from the careers of two remarkable Jewish women, Raymond Mohl
offers an original interpretation of the role of Jewish civil
rights activists in promoting racial change in post-World War II
Miami. He describes the city's political climate after the war as
characterized by segregation, aggressive anti-Semitism, and a
powerful strain of cold war McCarthyism. In this hostile
environment the dynamic leadership of two northern newcomers,
Matilda "Bobbi" Graff and Shirley M. Zoloth, played a critical role
in the city's campaign for racial reform. Working with the Miami
chapter of the Civil Rights Congress, established in 1948, Graff
was instrumental in the organization's stand against the Ku Klux
Klan, its protests against lynchings and police brutality, and its
work with Florida's black civil rights leaders such as Harry T.
Moore. With the Miami Congress of Racial Equality, Zoloth helped to
launch a lunch counter sit-in campaign (a year before the more
famous student sit-ins of 1960) that ultimately resulted in the
desegregation of downtown public accommodations. This analysis of
the movement between 1945 and 1960 substantiates a new but now
dominant interpretation of civil rights history that sees
grassroots action as the powerful engine that drove racial change.
It emphasizes the major role played by women in the cause and
documents the variety of civil rights experiences of Jews who
migrated to Miami in large numbers during the mid-century decades.
Committed to social justice, they built activist organizations,
challenged segregationists and anti-Semites, and worked with black
activists to break down Jim Crow barriers. Original documents
written by both women, including Graff's autobiographical memoir,
demonstrate a level of Jewish activism, especially by women, that
was unique for the time and place--the postwar American South.
Their own words vividly describe fear, harassment, family and
community pressures, government intrigue, and individual betrayal.
As Mohl's groundbreaking history illustrates, the perseverance of
these women and their small band of supporters is a testament to
their strength and an inspiration for continued reform in America.
Raymond A. Mohl, professor of history at the University of Alabama,
Birmingham, is the editor of Searching for the Sunbelt: Historical
Perspectives on a Region and the coeditor of The New
African-American Urban History and Urban Policy in
Twentieth-Century America
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