The 22 introductory essays in Living the Legacy provide important historical context for the questions, ideas, and sources explored in each lesson. They are also an excellent resource for getting a quick overview of Jewish involvement in both the Civil Rights and Labor Movements.
Civil Rights
- Growing tensions II: Affirmative Action (Unit 3, Lesson 3) - Tensions in Black-Jewish Relations
- Growing tensions I: Black-Jewish Relations (Unit 3, Lesson 2) - Tensions in Black-Jewish Relations
- Jews and African Americans: Siblings in Oppression? (Unit 3, Lesson 1) - Tensions in Black-Jewish Relations
- Moving Inward: bringing liberation movements into the Jewish community (Unit 3, Lesson 4) - Moving Inward - Introductory Essay
- The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (Unit 2, Lesson 7) - An Introduction to the March on Washington
- Jewish clergy in the Civil Rights Movement (Unit 2, Lesson 6) - Clergy in the Civil Rights Movement: Introductory Essay
- Community Organizing II: Wednesdays in Mississippi (Unit 2, Lesson 5) - Wednesdays in Mississippi: Introductory Essay
- Community Organizing I: Freedom Summer (Unit 2, Lesson 4) - Freedom Summer: Introductory essay
- Civil Disobedience: Freedom Rides (Unit 2, Lesson 3) - Civil Disobedience and the Freedom Rides: Introductory Essay
- De facto segregation in the North: Skipwith vs. NYC Board of Education (Unit 2, Lesson 2) - De facto segregation in the North: Introductory Essay
- Power, Privilege, and Responsibility (Unit 1, Lesson 4) - American Jews, Race, Identity, and the Civil Rights Movement
- Jews and the Civil Rights Movement: the Whys and Why Nots (Unit 1, Lesson 3) - American Jews, Race, Identity, and the Civil Rights Movement
- How Does My Identity Inform My Actions? (Unit 1, Lesson 2) - American Jews, Race, Identity, and the Civil Rights Movement
- Exploring My Identity (Unit 1, Lesson 1) - American Jews, Race, Identity, and the Civil Rights Movement
Labor
- Jewish Radicalism and the Red Scare (Unit 1, Lesson 7) - Jewish Radicalism and the Red Scare: Introductory Essay
- Jews and Agricultural Labor (Unit 1, Lesson 6) - Jews and Farming in America
- Housewives and Consumer Organizing (Unit 1, Lesson 5) - Housewives and Consumer Organizing: Introductory Essay
- Contemporary Jewish Labor Campaigns: The Labor Movement Begins at Home (Unit 1, Lesson 8) - Contemporary Jewish Labor Campaigns: Introductory Essay
- Workers and Their Allies, Then and Now (Unit 1, Lesson 4) - Workers and Their Allies, Then and Now: Introductory Essay
- Identity, Independence, and Becoming American Jews (Unit 1, Lesson 3) - Identity, Independence, and Becoming American Jews: Introductory Essay
- Bread and Roses - Defining Basic Needs (Unit 1, Lesson 1) - Bread and Roses: Introductory Essay
- From Suffering to Action, From the Individual to the Collective (Unit 1, Lesson 2) - From Suffering to Action, From the Individual to the Collective: Introductory Essay
