Libraries for All: Celebrating Civil Rights Heroes
Past Event
Friday, October 13, 2023 8:00 AM EDT
Online Location
In Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries, Chris Barbuschak and Suzanne S. LaPierre, librarians in the Fairfax County Public Library’s Virginia Room, highlight four Civil Rights leaders and their fight to desegregate libraries in Northern Virginia. From the father of DC basketball, to President Eisenhower’s window decorators, to the organizer of one of the first sit-ins in the nation, these pioneers worked to make libraries accessible to all.
