A Right to Read
Download or Read eBook A Right to Read PDF written by Patterson Toby Graham and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2002-04-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Patterson Toby Graham |
Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2002-04-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780817311445 |
ISBN-13 | : 0817311440 |
Rating | : 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Right to Read by : Patterson Toby Graham
Book excerpt: A Right to Read is the first book to examine public library segregation from its origins in the late 19th century through its end during the tumultuous years of the 1960s civil rights movement. Graham focuses on Alabama, where African Americans, denied access to white libraries, worked to establish and maintain their own "Negro branches." These libraries - separate but never equal - were always underfunded and inadequately prepared to meet the needs of their constituencies."--BOOK JACKET.