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Blacks and Jews (Complete Series)

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Tensions and Dynamics: Black and White Activists in the 1964 Freedom Summer

This chapter explores the early cracks in the alliance between Black and white activists in the 1960s protest movement in America during the Freedom Summer of 1964. It discusses the mixed motives and personal hero quests of white student volunteers, the interview process conducted by SNCC, and the tensions between the white students and black activists who had been working at the grassroots level for years.

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