Freedom libraries

Freedom libraries[1] were the many community libraries—book collections staffed by volunteers and local residents—that came with the Freedom Schools set up during Freedom Summer, the 1964 campaign for voting rights and desegregation in the Southern U.S.

References
  1. Selby, Mark (2019). Freedom Libraries. Lahman, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.


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