Order No. 11: A Story Of American Antisemitism

04/07/2022 1h 1min Episodio 2
Order No. 11: A Story Of American Antisemitism

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In 1862, General US Grant issued General Order No. 11, banishing Jews from large parts of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi; likely the most antisemitic official decree in the history of the United States Government.  How could this have happened?  Was Grant an Antisemite? Could something like this happen again?