The African American Struggle for Library Equality: The Untold Story of the Julius Rosenwald Fund Library Program

Reference Type Book
Year of Publication
2019
Contributors Author: Aisha M. Johnson
Language
English
Number of Pages
107 pp.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
City
Lanham, MD
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Region
United States
Library Type
Academic Libraries
Library Schools
Public Libraries
School Libraries
Demographics
African-Americans
Chronological Period
1900-1949
ISBN
9781538103081
Annotation
The Rosenwald Fund Library Program established school, college, and public libraries, and funded library science programs to train African American librarians. Contents: The denial of knowledge Unveiling the well-being of mankind The untold story of the Julius Rosenwald Fund Library Program Standardizing black librarianship Community outreach in motion Philanthropy as purpose