Confronting Our Hidden History – Racism and Segregated Public School Libraries in Jim Crow America
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Wayne Wiegand.
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Join us on October 2nd at 8:00 PM ET for a conversation with Dr. Wayne A. Wiegand about his new book, In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries.
When the Supreme Court handed down its Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, it affected thousands of public school libraries and tens of thousands of school librarians and students. Despite this wide-ranging impact, the library professional community was largely silent about the ruling and remained so for many years. Join EveryLibrary Executive Director, John Chrastka, for an EveryLibrary Live conversation with Dr. Wayne Wiegand about his new book, In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries, to explore the history of systemic racism embedded within public school libraries between 1954 and 1974.
Wiegand’s groundbreaking work uncovers the racist practices inflicted on Black school librarians, the students they served, and the collections they curated during the Jim Crow era. In Silence or Indifference provides a compelling critique of how the library profession has historically avoided confronting this troubling legacy. Wiegand’s research urges us to reflect on this critical part of our history as America celebrates the 70th Anniversary of Brown.
About Wayne Wiegand:
Dr. Wayne A. Wiegand is the F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University and is often referred to as “the Dean of American library historians.” His extensive scholarship includes Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey, Part of Our Lives: A People’s History of the American Public Library, and American Public School Librarianship: A History.
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Join us on October 2nd at 8:00 PM ET for a conversation with Dr. Wayne A. Wiegand about his new book, In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries.
When the Supreme Court handed down its Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, it affected thousands of public school libraries and tens of thousands of school librarians and students. Despite this wide-ranging impact, the library professional community was largely silent about the ruling and remained so for many years. Join EveryLibrary Executive Director, John Chrastka, for an EveryLibrary Live conversation with Dr. Wayne Wiegand about his new book, In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries, to explore the history of systemic racism embedded within public school libraries between 1954 and 1974.
Wiegand’s groundbreaking work uncovers the racist practices inflicted on Black school librarians, the students they served, and the collections they curated during the Jim Crow era. In Silence or Indifference provides a compelling critique of how the library profession has historically avoided confronting this troubling legacy. Wiegand’s research urges us to reflect on this critical part of our history as America celebrates the 70th Anniversary of Brown.
About Wayne Wiegand:
Dr. Wayne A. Wiegand is the F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University and is often referred to as “the Dean of American library historians.” His extensive scholarship includes Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey, Part of Our Lives: A People’s History of the American Public Library, and American Public School Librarianship: A History.
Register today and be part of this important dialogue.