Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade: Setting the Record Straight

by Eli Faber

Book Overview

Lays to rest the controversial myth of Jewish involvement in the slave trade

In the wake of the civil rights movement, a great divide opened up between African American and Jewish communities. What was historically a harmonious and supportive relationship suffered from a powerful and oft-repeated legend, that Jews controlled and masterminded the slave trade and owned slaves on a large scale, well in excess of their own proportion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814726399
• ISBN13: 9780814726396
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"