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Libraries feel attacked – but not like the ‘freedom libraries’ of 1964

Por: Portland Press Herald World October 02, 2022

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A freedom library in Clarksdale, Miss., in September 1964. Courtesy of Zoya Zeman/University of Southern Mississippi Sally Belfrage dreaded answering the library’s phone. It was never someone asking about a mystery book or an upcoming story time that summer in 1964 – just relentless questions about her body and sexuality, or threats on her life. Virginia Steele couldn’t even get books to her library. After the tires of the delivery truck... + full article



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