The history of public library access for African Americans in the South, or, Leaving behind the plow
By: David M. Battles.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780810862470; 9780810862487
Subjects: African Americans and libraries -- Southern States -- History
Other titles: Leaving behind the plow
Description: "The story of African Americans' long struggle to attain civil rights, particularly in the South, is well documented. The story of the public library movement in America is also well documented. However, the story of the African American struggle to access public libraries in the South is limited; much of what has been written was fold in piecemeal fashion in short studies or confined to a particular southern state." "The History of Public Library Access for African Americans in the South: Or, Leaving Behind the Plow examines this subject in the context of the South as a cohesive region. It brings together and explores the three distinct fields involved in this history: Southern Studies, African American Studies, and Library Studies. How these fields interact and influence one another inform the history of public library access for African Americans in the South."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Early African American history : becoming a plow hand; title: Precursors of public libraries in America; title: 1820s-mid1840s, early African American educational efforts; title: Mid 1840s-1860s, from bad to worse; title: 1870s, birth pangs of the modern public library movement; title: 1880s and 1890s : dissipation of newfound rights; title: 1900-1910, the rise of segregated public libraries; title: 1911-1914, ALA Kaaterskill Conference; title: 1915-1925, segregation strengthens; title: 1921-1925, the new Negro movement : ALA tries again; title: 1926-mid 1929, calm before the storm; title: 1930-1935, the Depression years; title: 1936-1940, Depression, part two; title: 1941-1945, World War II; title: 1945-1950, "Victory era" for whom?; title: 1951-1955, building toward Brown; title: 1956-1959, post-Brown; title: 1960-1961, civil rights on the march; title: 1962-63, ALA in turmoil; title: 1964-1966 and beyond : civil rights realized; title: Conclusion and some final ruminations : casting off the yoke and plow.