TY - JOUR
T1 - Unannounced and unexpected
T2 - The desegregation of Houston Public Library in the early 1950s
AU - Malone, Cheryl Knott
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1353/lib.2007.0015
DO - 10.1353/lib.2007.0015
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:34247474932
SN - 0024-2594
VL - 55
SP - 665
EP - 674
JO - Library Trends
JF - Library Trends
IS - 3
ER -