Fight for the right to read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for library reading equality
Gottesfeld, Jeff,Green, Michelle Y.
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"Banning people from libraries is even worse than banning books! Decades before the Civil Rights Movement, Samuel Wilbert Tucker, a Black lawyer in Virginia, organized a peaceful read-in at the local public library, which was segregated. He wanted to affirm the right of everyone to use the library. Thanks to efforts like his, we can all sit at a table, any table, pick up a book, any book, and read."--Back cover.
Creston Books
2025-09-09
36 pages