The history of public library access for African Americans in the South, or, Leaving behind the plow
Battles, David M.
The history of public library access for African Americans in the South, or, Leaving behind the plow Leaving behind the plow David M. Battles. - Lanham, Md. Scarecrow Press 2009. - vii, 173 p. 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-153) and index.
Early African American history : becoming a plow hand -- Precursors of public libraries in America -- 1820s-mid-1840s : early African American educational efforts -- Mid-1840s-1860s : from bad to worse -- The 1870s : birth pangs of the modern public library movement -- 1880s and 1890s : dissipation of newfound rights -- 1900-1910 : the rise of segregated public libraries -- 1911-1914 : ALA Kaaterskill Conference -- 1915-1925 : segregation strengthens -- 1921-1925 : the new Negro movement ; ALA tries again -- 1926-mid-1929 : calm before the storm -- Late 1929-1935 : the Depression years -- 1936-1940 : Depression, part two -- 1941-1945 : World War II - 1945-1950 : "Victory era" for whom? -- 1951-1955 : building toward Brown -- 1956-1959 : post-Brown -- 1960-1961 : civil rights on the march -- 1962-1963 : ALA in turmoil -- 1964-1966 and beyond : civil rights realized -- Conclusion : casting off the yoke and plow.
9780810862470 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0810862476 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008028752
African Americans and libraries--History.--Southern States
Z711.9 / .B38 2009
027.630975 / B3366h
The history of public library access for African Americans in the South, or, Leaving behind the plow Leaving behind the plow David M. Battles. - Lanham, Md. Scarecrow Press 2009. - vii, 173 p. 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-153) and index.
Early African American history : becoming a plow hand -- Precursors of public libraries in America -- 1820s-mid-1840s : early African American educational efforts -- Mid-1840s-1860s : from bad to worse -- The 1870s : birth pangs of the modern public library movement -- 1880s and 1890s : dissipation of newfound rights -- 1900-1910 : the rise of segregated public libraries -- 1911-1914 : ALA Kaaterskill Conference -- 1915-1925 : segregation strengthens -- 1921-1925 : the new Negro movement ; ALA tries again -- 1926-mid-1929 : calm before the storm -- Late 1929-1935 : the Depression years -- 1936-1940 : Depression, part two -- 1941-1945 : World War II - 1945-1950 : "Victory era" for whom? -- 1951-1955 : building toward Brown -- 1956-1959 : post-Brown -- 1960-1961 : civil rights on the march -- 1962-1963 : ALA in turmoil -- 1964-1966 and beyond : civil rights realized -- Conclusion : casting off the yoke and plow.
9780810862470 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0810862476 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008028752
African Americans and libraries--History.--Southern States
Z711.9 / .B38 2009
027.630975 / B3366h