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African Americans and libraries Aufhebung Bürgerrechtsbewegung Civil rights movements Civil rights movements Southern States History 20th century Discrimination in public accommodations Public libraries Rassentrennung Southern States Öffentliche Bibliothek

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The desegregation of public libraries in the Jim Crow South : civil rights and local activism

Wiegand, Wayne A.

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Summary: "Wayne A. and Shirley A. Wiegand tell the comprehensive story of the integration of southern public libraries. As in other efforts to integrate civic institutions in the 1950s and 1960s, the determination of local activists won the battle against segregation in libraries. In particular, the willingness of young black community members to take part in organized protests and direct actions...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Louisiana State University Press 2018

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