The development of southern public libraries and the African American quest for library access, 1898-1963 /

The development of southern public libraries and the African American quest for library access, 1898-1963 /

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Author / Creator:	Hanbury, Dallas, 1988- author.
Imprint:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2020]
Description:	xx, 165 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	New studies in Southern history New studies in Southern history.
Subject:	African Americans and libraries -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century. Public libraries -- Southern States -- History. African Americans and libraries. Public libraries. Southern States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12032343

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ISBN:	9781498586283 1498586287 9781498586290
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Using the Atlanta, Birmingham, and Nashville Public Libraries as case studies, The Development of Southern Public Libraries and the African American Quest for Library Access, 1898-1963 argues that public libraries played an integral role in Southern cities' economic and cultural boosterism efforts during the New South and Progressive Eras. First, Southern public libraries helped institutionalize segregation during the early twentieth century by refusing to serve African Americans, or only to a limited degree. Yet, the Progressive Era's emphasis on self-improvement and moral uplift influenced Southern public libraries to the extent that not all embraced total segregation. It even caused Southern public libraries to remain open to the idea of slowly expanding library service to African Americans. Later, libraries' social mission and imperfect commitment to segregation made them prime targets for breaking down the barriers of segregation in the post- World War II era. In this study, Dallas Hanbury concludes that dealing with the complicated and unexpected outcomes of having practiced segregation constituted a difficult and lengthy process for Southern public libraries. -- Publisher.
Other form:	ebook version : 9781498586290

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