Slavery by Another Name
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From Swastika to Jim Crow: Directed by Lori Cheatle, Martin D. Toub. With John Hope Franklin, Lucy Sante. Independent documentary exploring the little-known story of Jewish refugee scholars teaching at historically black colleges before and during the Second World War.
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- John Hope Franklin, Lucy Sante
- Lori Cheatle, Martin D. Toub
From Swastika to Jim Crow is a 2000 documentary that explores the similarities between Nazism in Germany (the Swastika) and racism in the American south ( Jim Crow ). In 1939, the Nazi government expelled Jewish scholars from German universities.
This powerful documentary tells the little known story of German Jewish refugees from Hitler who found homes at historically Black colleges in the American South.
Feb 21, 2023 · From Swastika to Jim Crow Transcript. February 21, 2023. IN 1933, GERMAN UNIVERSITIES, UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE NAZI GOVERNMENT, BEGAN EXPELLING PROFESSORS, SCHOLARS, AND ARTISTS....
Apr 18, 2019 · The recent uptick in antisemitic, anti-immigrant, and racist rhetoric have created a burst of new interest in the acclaimed documentary, From Swastika to Jim Crow. Based on the book by Gabrielle Simon Edgcomb, the film tells the little-known story of two very different cultures, sharing a common burden of oppression.
From Swastika to Jim Crow. Directed by Lori Cheatle • Documentary • 2000 • 60 minutes. In the 1930s Jewish intellectuals who escaped Nazi Germany and immigrated to the U.S. faced an uncertain future.
Feb 1, 2001 · From Swastika to Jim Crow traces the story of Jewish intellectuals who escaped Nazi Germany only to find anti-Semitism at major U.S. universities. Many secured positions at black colleges in the South, and ultimately impacted the civil rights movement.
