Dallas Hanbury

The Development of Southern Public Libraries and the African American Quest for Library Access, 1898-1963

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the history of Southern public libraries' development from 1898-1963. It analyzes their role in institutionalizing segregation, their complex and protracted efforts to integrate these institutions, and their post-integration attempts to deal with the consequences of having practiced segregation.

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Produktdetails

• New Studies in Southern History
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 429g
• ISBN-13: 9781498586283
• ISBN-10: 1498586287
• Artikelnr.: 57755080

Autorenporträt

Dallas Hanbury received his PhD in public history from Middle Tennessee State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter I: Reconstruction, Redemption, And Rebirth: Southern Public Library
Development During The New South Era Chapter II: A New Vision, A New South:
Southern Public Library Development, 1890-1950 Chapter III: "Library Users
Are Seekers Of Knowledge": Developing African American Library Service And
Educating Black Librarians Chapter IV: "It Is Simply Out Of The Question To
Eliminate The Colorline": The Development Of Black Library Service In
Atlanta And The Integration Of The Atlanta Public Library Chapter V: "The
Library Cannot Be Opened Indiscriminately To White People And Negroes":
Nashville And The Quest For Integrated Library Service Chapter VI: "This We
Believe": Local Black Activism, The National Civil Rights Movement, And The
Integration Of The Birmingham Public Library