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#23 Whose America?, pt. 2: Inner City Blues

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The Holocaust and the New York Times

In December 1968, that's the month Campbell read the poem on air, there were 90 crimes at houses of worship in New York. In 1969, there were 1039 such attacks. Attacks against synagogues, yeshivas, and Jewish centers heightened the fears of New York's already jittery Jewish community. When black militants showed up to intimidate and harass a Jewish business or public person, the JDL would show up and go toe to toe with them in the streets. 15 of the 18 Jews indicted for terrorist acts were members of the JDL. These were very serious people. They weren't afraid of anybody.

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