The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South : Civil Rights and Local Activism /

Sur le rabat de la jaquette : "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 lib...

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Auteurs principaux: Wiegand, Wayne A. (1946- ...) (Auteur, Auteur.), Wiegand, Shirley A. (Auteur, Auteur.)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Noirs americains > Droits > États-Unis (sud) > 20e siecle.
Mouvements des droits civiques > États-Unis (sud) > 20e siecle.
Bibliotheques publiques > Aspect social > États-Unis (sud) > 20e siecle.
Noirs americains > Livres et lecture > 20e siecle.
African Americans and libraries.
Civil rights movements.
Discrimination in public accommodations.
Public libraries.
Civil rights movements > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Public libraries > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in public accommodations > Southern States > History > 20th century.
African Americans and libraries > Southern States > History > 20th century.
USA > Südstaaten
Southern States.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Sur le rabat de la jaquette : "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 ensured that local libraries would become genuinely free to all citizens ..."
Description matérielle:1 online resource (296 pages): illustrations, jaquette illustrations ;
ISBN:9780807168684

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