Freedom Libraries

Freedom Libraries
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9781538115541
ISBN-13 : 1538115549
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Book Synopsis Freedom Libraries by : Mike Selby

Download or read book Freedom Libraries written by Mike Selby and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book delves into how Freedom Libraries were at the heart of the Civil Rights Movement, and the remarkable courage of the people who used them. As the Civil Rights Movement exploded across the United States, numerous libraries were desegregated on paper only, and there was another virtually unheard of struggle— the right to read.


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