[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> >
> >The phrasing in the original post suggested that there was a relation
> >between people going south and those people being Jewish. I am trying to
> >find out whether that relation actually existed or if it was only mentioned
> >because the poster wanted to mention Jews (for whatever reason) even if it
> >would be totally irrelevant.
> >
> So to answer your question again; it was not a coincidence. jews in the us have
>historically been amoung the strongest proponents of civil rights and other liberal
>causes (ever hear of the "commie pinko jews"). the jews who went south were part of
>that tradition.
Heck, *I* hadn't heard of the "commie pinko Jews". :)
My theory, which I was hesistant to share because I didn't have as good
a grasp of the situation as I was sure some other listmembers have, was
that the Jews knew what it was to be persecuted and wanted to help
another persecuted group. Or something like that. (I don't mind
sharing now that there's been a better answer given.)
Julia
