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

121 Pages·2019·37.831 MB·English

by  Aisha M. Johnson-Jones

The African American Struggle
for Library Equality

The African American Struggle
for Library Equality
The Untold Story of the Julius Rosenwald
Fund Library Program
Aisha M. Johnson-Jones

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Contents
Preface ix
1 TheDenialofKnowledge 1
2 UnveilingtheWell-BeingofMankind 15
3 TheUntoldStoryoftheJuliusRosenwaldFundLibraryProgram 35
4 StandardizingBlackLibrarianship 61
5 CommunityOutreachinMotion 79
6 PhilanthropyasPurpose 95
Index 105
AbouttheAuthor 107

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