“Libraries are about books. Books have no color. And they don't care who reads them.” RaceBooksCivil RightsLibrariesMississippi Authors Book:Glory Be Source: Glory Be
“She wore heavy sandals, with socks. No kid in the entire state of Mississippi wore black socks in the summer. Shoot, if I wasn't standing smack-dab in the middle of the library, I wouldn't be wearing shoes.” Civil Rights MovementLibrariesMississippi Authors Book:Glory Be Source: Glory Be
“I walked straight to the library. Mrs. Bloom, the librarian, always knows everything.” Civil Rights MovementLibrariesLibrariansMississippi Authors Book:Glory Be Source: Glory Be
“For the rest of the afternoon, Miss Bloom smiled almost as bright as the big yellow sun shining through the front picture window. Her library was filled up with people who loved books.” HappinessBooksCivil Rights MovementLibrariesMississippi Authors Book:Glory Be Source: Glory Be
“There's more to stories than it seems at first looking," she said. "Two sides to most stories. Folks better be thinking about that for once.” StoriesTwo Sides To The Story Book:Glory Be Source: Glory Be