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The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State
Book • 2026
Amaya Gelman's book examines the history of the Anti-Defamation League and situates the organization within broader structures of state power and racial politics in the United States.
It argues that the ADL repeatedly partnered with U.S.
imperial and state interests rather than functioning solely as an independent civil-rights defender.
Gelman traces conflicts between the ADL and social justice movements, showing how the organization’s actions shaped and were shaped by political and institutional pressures.
The book combines archival research and historiographical analysis to rethink the ADL’s role in twentieth-century American political life.
It challenges established narratives about civil-rights advocacy and the boundaries between advocacy, state power, and racial governance.
It argues that the ADL repeatedly partnered with U.S.
imperial and state interests rather than functioning solely as an independent civil-rights defender.
Gelman traces conflicts between the ADL and social justice movements, showing how the organization’s actions shaped and were shaped by political and institutional pressures.
The book combines archival research and historiographical analysis to rethink the ADL’s role in twentieth-century American political life.
It challenges established narratives about civil-rights advocacy and the boundaries between advocacy, state power, and racial governance.
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