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- Title
Unannounced and Unexpected: The Desegregation of Houston Public Library in the Early 1950s.
- Authors
Malone, Cheryl Knott
- Abstract
Houston Public Library operated as a racially segregated system until 1953, when it quietly changed its policy to one of token integration. Occurring some seven years before the Houston Independent School District began to desegregate, the public library's policy change depended on a few key individuals. Drawing on the library's records of discussions and events, this article traces the history of a major shift in philosophy and practice at a large urban public library in the U.S. South.
- Subjects
HOUSTON (Tex.); TEXAS; SEGREGATION in education; HISTORY of public libraries; HOUSTON Public Library; SCHOOL districts; SCHOOL administration; SEGREGATION of African Americans; RACE relations in school management; DISCRIMINATION in education; HISTORY
- Publication
Library Trends, 2007, Vol 55, Issue 3, p665
- ISSN
0024-2594
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/lib.2007.0015