Freedom libraries[1] were community libraries set up by activist organizations and private individuals to serve African Americans during the civil rights movement. Many of these libraries were established in the summer of 1964, during a broader project of voter registration and other civil rights activism.[2] The history of freedom libraries was largely unknown until scholar Karen Cook wrote an in-depth dissertation on the topic.[3]
- ^ Selby, Mike (2019). Freedom Libraries: The Untold Story of Libraries for African Americans in the South. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
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