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• Winner of CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2020 2020

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9781538115534

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Freedom Libraries tells the story of the powerful cultural/political thrust of the Civil Rights Movement in the mid-1960's. Black folks had been segregated out of public libraries for years. Civil Rights Movement folks installed libraries, called for book donations which came in from all over the country. It was wonderful to see children holding & reading those books!! I was there and this book tells the story. -- Denise Nicholas, critically acclaimed author of Freshwater Road, award winning actress, civil rights activist, public speaker

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Born and raised in the shadow of the British Columbia Rocky Mountains, Mike Selby is a professional librarian. He received his MLIS from the University of Alabama, which is where he first unearthed the story of the Freedom Libraries. He is also a newspaper columnist, having published over 900 articles about libraries, reading, and print culture—much of it covering libraries during the Civil Rights Movement. He has also had two peer-reviewed academic pieces published, both on this topic.

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