Word: jeffrieses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The Jeffries Speech
Jeffries was the focus of national controversy the summer before his speech, when his theories on a racism conspiracy involving Jewish member of the media were made public.
In the wake of Jeffries' speech relations between Hillel and the BSA hit a low point.
A week after the Jeffries speech, the Freshman Black Table (FBT) hosted a discussion about Black-Jewish relations that turned into a heated debate. In an indication of the tensions spawned by the speech, students traded opinions but found little common ground.
Jeffries' speech had long-lasting repercussions. From that time on, Kaunfer says, there was a two-year full in communication between the groups.