The residents of Hennepin County have enjoyed library service since 1860 when local lumberman T.B. Walker established the publicly traded Minneapolis Athenaeum, a subscription library that was open to ...
A 19th century illustration of the burning of the Library of Alexandria. A 19th century illustration of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.Heritage Images/Getty Images The opening episode of ...
Most of us think about Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat or Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington when we think about the civil rights movement. Lesser known is the issue of library ...
While held at gunpoint, activist and librarian E.J. Josey learned an important lesson: how to never back down from racism. He was drafted into the Army in May 1943 and was trying to board a bus when ...
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