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The Dismissal of Miss Ruth Brown: Civil Rights, Censorship, and the American Library
The Dismissal of Miss Ruth Brown Civil Rights Censorship and the American Library
Author: Louise S. Robbins
In 1950 Ruth W. Brown, librarian at the Bartlesville Public Library, was dismissed from her job after thirty years of exemplary service, ostensibly because she had circulated subversive materials. In truth, however, Brown was fired because she was active in a group affiliated with the Congress of Racial Equality.This episode in a small Oklahoma ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780806131634
ISBN-10: 0806131632
Publication Date: 12/1999
Pages: 237
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Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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