The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: A Case Study in Library, Archives, and Museum Collaboration
Abstract
To set the stage for my comments about the mission and development of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) and its successful collaborative projects with libraries, archives, and other cultural and educational institutions, I would like to begin with a bit of personal background.
As a child growing up in New Orleans, I had to sit behind a screen that separated blacks from whites when I rode on a bus, and drink from water fountains designated “colored.” Libraries in New Orleans, however, were desegregated in 1955. My earliest experiences with them occurred when I was in public school, and I . . .
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