Critical cultural information studies

"This book aims to fill a large gap in scholarship and knowledge about black librarianship and enable newer librarians to see themselves reflected in the profession's long and rich legacy"--

Prologue: Children at Augusta Baker's feet, poem by Jennifer Bartell Boykin -- Augusta Baker : an early advocate for diverse books / Nicole A. Cooke and Michael C. Weisenburg -- Ella Baker at the New York Public Library / Courtney Becks -- Ethel Bolden / Cynthia Johnson and Cearra Harris -- Doris Hargrett Clack : pioneer, activist, and educator / Wendy Moore -- Sweet resolve : Mayme A. Clayton's response to the precarity of African American lives and historical materials / Chaitra Powell -- Resurgence of a bibliotherapist : exploring the life and times of Sara "Sadie" Marie Peterson Delaney / S. Michele Echols -- Eliza Atkins Gleason : researcher, dean, advocate / LaKeshia Darden -- Miriam Matthews and the legacy of Black documentation in Los Angeles / Jesse R. Erickson, Laura E. Helton, and Dalena Hunter -- Black quiet : continuing the work of activist librarian and community advocate Annie L. McPheeters / Roberta Price Gardner and Morris R. Gardner -- Alice Roberts and the breakdown of segregation in northern library schools, 1890-1940 / Anthony Cocciolo -- A life of service : Mattie Herd Roland in Birmingham, Alabama / Brooke Becker -- A fulfilling legacy of Florida firsts : the pioneering impact of Henrietta Mays Smith / Jason Alston -- Exploring six decades of librarianship with Jessie Carney Smith / Jahala Simuel and Bethany McGowan -- Gently daring : the story of Anne Bethel Spencer--poet, librarian, gardener, and activist / Shaina V. Anderson -- Lucille C. Thomas : championing diversity through library leadership / Taina Evans -- Charlemae Hill Rollins : out of one, many / LaVerne Gray -- Epilogue: Charlemae Rollins at the Willard School, 1955, poem by Jennifer Bartell Boykin -- Afterword: Black women--the resilient force uplifting all, by Aisha M. Johnson