The History of Public Library Access for African Americans in the South Or, Leaving Behind the Plow

by Battles, David M.

• ISBN13: 9780810862470
• ISBN10: 0810862476
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-11-06
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Summary

The story of African Americans' long struggle to attain civil rights, particularly in the South, is well documented. The story of the public library movement in America is also well documented. However, the story of the African American struggle to access public libraries in the South is limited; much of what has been written was told in piecemeal fashion in short studies or confined to a particular southern state.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. v
Preface	p. vii
Early African American History: Becoming a Plow Hand	p. 1
Precursors of Public Libraries in America	p. 7
1820s-Mid-1840s: Early African American Educational Efforts	p. 10
Mid-1840s-1860s: From Bad to Worse	p. 15
The 1870s: Birth Pangs of the Modern Public Library Movement	p. 19
1880s and 1890s: Dissipation of Newfound Rights	p. 23
1900-1910: The Rise of Segregated Public Libraries	p. 27
1911-1914: ALA Kaaterskill Conference	p. 41
1915-1925: Segregation Strengthens	p. 47
1921-1925: The New Negro Movement; ALA Tries Again	p. 53
1926-Mid-1929: Calm before the Storm	p. 59
Late 1929-1935: The Depression Years	p. 65
1936-1940: Depression, Part Two	p. 79
1941-1945: World War II	p. 86
1945-1950: "Victory Era" for Whom?	p. 92
1951-1955: Building toward Brown	p. 103
1956-1959: Post-Brown	p. 113
1960-1961: Civil Rights on the March	p. 117
1962-1963: ALA in Turmoil	p. 124
1964-1966 and Beyond: Civil Rights Realized	p. 132
Conclusion: Casting Off the Yoke and Plow	p. 140
Works Cited	p. 147
Index	p. 155
About the Author	p. 173
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