01931nam a2200277Ia 4500 290778 20160527202250.0 080710s2009 mdu b 001 0 eng 2008028752 9780810862470 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0810862476 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn233813714 (OCoLC)233813714 DLC DLC YDX YDXCP BWX CDX IXA DLC n-usu-- Z711.9 .B38 2009 027.630975 B3366h 22 Battles, David M. 58675 Local The history of public library access for African Americans in the South, or, Leaving behind the plow David M. Battles. Leaving behind the plow 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. African Americans and libraries Southern States History. 49628 Local 210728 210728 0 0 ddc 0 027_630975000000000_B3366H 0 evl 346587 10 10 1 2016-05-27 Amazon 36.00 432833 0 027.630975 B3366h 80000002383761 2017-05-18 00:00:00 r:290778 6