Freedom libraries : the untold story of libraries for African Americans in the South Mike Selby

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selby, Mike.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Southern States--Libraries.

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 193 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Row & Littlefield, [2019].

Summary:

"As the Civil Rights Movement exploded across the United States, the media of the time was able to show the rest of the world images of horrific racial violence. And while some of the bravest people of the 20th century risked their lives for the right to simply order a cheeseburger, ride a bus, or use a clean water fountain, there was another virtually unheard of struggle--this one for the right to read. Although illegal, racial segregation was strictly enforced in a number of American states, and public libraries were not immune. Numerous libraries were desegregated on paper only: there would be no cards given to African-Americans, no books for them read, and no furniture for them to use." -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781538115534

1538115530

OCLC:

1139524263