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Edelman in 2010. Edelman was the first African-American woman admitted to The Mississippi Bar in 1964. [10] [11] [3] She began practicing law with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund's Mississippi office, [12] working on racial justice issues connected with the civil rights movement and representing activists during the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964. [13]
In honor of Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, the Kraus Family Foundation and the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) announced on April 30, 2019, on the eve of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), the formation of the Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus Initiative for Immigrant and Refugee Justice. The foundation’s cofounders, Peter (the grandson of Gilbert ...
In 1982, Representative John Lewis, a civil rights icon, joined forces with concerned citizens from Atlanta's Black and Jewish communities to campaign for the renewal of the Voting Rights Act. [9] Lewis marched alongside Jewish community members and co-established the Atlanta Black-Jewish Coalition, emphasizing open dialogue and partnership.
Between 1912 and 1932, one wealthy Jewish executive at Sears named Julius Rosenwald partnered with Booker T. Washington to open 5,000 schools across 15 southern states that educated more than ...
Elizabeth Jennings Graham (March 1827 – June 5, 1901) was an African-American teacher and civil rights figure.. In 1854, Graham insisted on her right to ride on an available New York City streetcar at a time when all such companies were private and most operated segregated cars.
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Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at Triumph Church, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Southfield, Mich. Black clergy marvel at the fusion of traditions and ...
Bess Myerson (July 16, 1924 – December 14, 2014) was an American politician, model, and television actress who in 1945 became the first Jewish Miss America.Her achievement, in the aftermath of the Holocaust, was seen as an affirmation of the Jewish place in American life.