Not Free, Not for All: Public Libraries in the Age of Jim Crow

(Part of the Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book Series)

by Cheryl Knott

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Winner of the 2016 Eliza Atkins Gleason Book Award and the 2016 Lillian Smith Book Award
Americans tend to imagine their public libraries as time-honored advocates of equitable access to information for all. Through much of the twentieth century, however, many black Americans were denied access to public libraries or allowed admittance only to separate and smaller buildings and collections. While scholars have examined and continue to...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1625341784

ISBN13:9781625341785

Release Date:December 2015

Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press

Length:322 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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Not Free, Not for All: Public Libraries in the Age of Jim Crow

(Part of the Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book Series)

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