The desegregation of public libraries in the Jim Crow South : civil rights and local activism /
Wiegand, Wayne A., 1946-
The desegregation of public libraries in the Jim Crow South : civil rights and local activism / Wayne A. Wiegand, Shirley A. Wiegand. - 1 online resource (xii, 266 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Jim Crow public libraries before 1954 -- Rumbles of discontent before 1960 -- Memphis, Tennessee, and Greenville, South Carolina -- Petersburg and Danville, Virginia -- Alabama -- Georgia -- Mississippi -- Black youth in rural Louisiana -- The American Library Association -- Epilogue -- Appendix : selected list of public library protesters.
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 to take part in organized protests and direct actions ensured that local libraries would become genuinely free to all citizens. The Wiegands trace the struggle for equal access to the years before the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, when black activists in the South focused their efforts on equalizing accommodations, rather than on the more daunting - and dangerous - task of undoing segregation. After the ruling, momentum for vigorously pursuing equality grew, and black organizations shifted to more direct challenges to the system, including public library sit-ins and lawsuits against library systems. Although local groups often took direction from larger civil rights organizations, the energy, courage, and determination of younger black community members ensured the eventual desegregation of Jim Crow public libraries. The Wiegands examine the library desegregation movement in several southern cities and states, revealing the ways that individual communities negotiated - mostly peacefully, sometimes violently - the integration of local public libraries. This study adds a new chapter to the history of civil rights activism in the mid-twentieth century and celebrates the resolve of community activists as it weaves the account of racial discrimination in public libraries through the national narrative of the civil rights movement.
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1900-1999
African Americans and libraries--History--Southern States--20th century.
Discrimination in public accommodations--History--Southern States--20th century.
Public libraries--History--Southern States--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--Southern States--20th century.
Biblioth�eques et Noirs am�ericains--Histoire--�Etats-Unis (Sud)--20e si�ecle.
Discrimination dans les lieux publics--Histoire--�Etats-Unis (Sud)--20e si�ecle.
Biblioth�eques publiques--Histoire--�Etats-Unis (Sud)--20e si�ecle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--�Etats-Unis (Sud)--20e si�ecle.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Library & Information Science--Archives & Special Libraries.
African Americans and libraries
Civil rights movements
Discrimination in public accommodations
Public libraries
Noirs americains--Droits--�Etats-Unis (sud)--20e siecle.
Mouvements des droits civiques--�Etats-Unis (sud)--20e siecle.
Bibliotheques publiques--Aspect social--�Etats-Unis (sud)--20e siecle.
Noirs americains--Livres et lecture--20e siecle.
Southern States
USA--S�udstaaten
History
Z711.9 / .W54 2018eb
027.475
The desegregation of public libraries in the Jim Crow South : civil rights and local activism / Wayne A. Wiegand, Shirley A. Wiegand. - 1 online resource (xii, 266 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Jim Crow public libraries before 1954 -- Rumbles of discontent before 1960 -- Memphis, Tennessee, and Greenville, South Carolina -- Petersburg and Danville, Virginia -- Alabama -- Georgia -- Mississippi -- Black youth in rural Louisiana -- The American Library Association -- Epilogue -- Appendix : selected list of public library protesters.
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 to take part in organized protests and direct actions ensured that local libraries would become genuinely free to all citizens. The Wiegands trace the struggle for equal access to the years before the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, when black activists in the South focused their efforts on equalizing accommodations, rather than on the more daunting - and dangerous - task of undoing segregation. After the ruling, momentum for vigorously pursuing equality grew, and black organizations shifted to more direct challenges to the system, including public library sit-ins and lawsuits against library systems. Although local groups often took direction from larger civil rights organizations, the energy, courage, and determination of younger black community members ensured the eventual desegregation of Jim Crow public libraries. The Wiegands examine the library desegregation movement in several southern cities and states, revealing the ways that individual communities negotiated - mostly peacefully, sometimes violently - the integration of local public libraries. This study adds a new chapter to the history of civil rights activism in the mid-twentieth century and celebrates the resolve of community activists as it weaves the account of racial discrimination in public libraries through the national narrative of the civil rights movement.
9780807168684 0807168688 9780807168691 0807168696
4B73F549-3F24-4FCB-8BC0-8978121160C9 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
1900-1999
African Americans and libraries--History--Southern States--20th century.
Discrimination in public accommodations--History--Southern States--20th century.
Public libraries--History--Southern States--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--Southern States--20th century.
Biblioth�eques et Noirs am�ericains--Histoire--�Etats-Unis (Sud)--20e si�ecle.
Discrimination dans les lieux publics--Histoire--�Etats-Unis (Sud)--20e si�ecle.
Biblioth�eques publiques--Histoire--�Etats-Unis (Sud)--20e si�ecle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--�Etats-Unis (Sud)--20e si�ecle.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Library & Information Science--Archives & Special Libraries.
African Americans and libraries
Civil rights movements
Discrimination in public accommodations
Public libraries
Noirs americains--Droits--�Etats-Unis (sud)--20e siecle.
Mouvements des droits civiques--�Etats-Unis (sud)--20e siecle.
Bibliotheques publiques--Aspect social--�Etats-Unis (sud)--20e siecle.
Noirs americains--Livres et lecture--20e siecle.
Southern States
USA--S�udstaaten
History
Z711.9 / .W54 2018eb
027.475