The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South: Civil Rights and Local Activism - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Shirley A. Wiegand, Wayne A. WiegandSeries:Mike and Ayan Rubin Endowment for the Study of Civil Rights and Social JusticePublish date:2018-04-14Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807168677ISBN-10:080716867XUPC:9780807168677Book Category:History, Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Discrimination, Civil RightsSize:9.49 x 7.78 x 1.13 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCBRSH6QBB
The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South: Civil Rights and Local Activism
In The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South, 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...
Series: Mike and Ayan Rubin Endowment for the Study of Civil Rights and Social Justice
Language:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807168677ISBN-10:080716867XUPC:9780807168677Book Category:History, Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Discrimination, Civil RightsSize:9.49 x 7.78 x 1.13 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCBRSH6QBB
Wayne A. Wiegand is F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus and professor of American Studies at Florida State University.
Shirley A. Wiegand is professor emerita of law at Marquette University. The Wiegands are the authors or coauthors of numerous books, including Books on Trial: Red Scare in the Heartland.Publisher: LSU Press
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