Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian

Whitmire, Ethelene

University of Illinois Press（2014/05発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 168 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780252038501
• DDC分類 020.92

Full Description

The first African American to head a branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL), Regina Andrews led an extraordinary life. Allied with W. E. B. Du Bois, Andrews fought for promotion and equal pay against entrenched sexism and racism and battled institutional restrictions confining African American librarians to only a few neighborhoods within New York City. Andrews also played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance, supporting writers and intellectuals with dedicated workspace at her 135th Street Branch Library. After hours she cohosted a legendary salon that drew the likes of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. Her work as an actress and playwright helped establish the Harlem Experimental Theater, where she wrote plays about lynching, passing, and the Underground Railroad.

Ethelene Whitmire's new biography offers the first full-length study of Andrews's activism and pioneering work with the NYPL. Whitmire's portrait of her sustained efforts to break down barriers reveals Andrews's legacy and places her within the NYPL's larger history.

Contents

CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Chicago: The Beginning2. Normal, Illinois; Chicago; Wilberforce, and Chicago Public Library3. Harmlem Renaissance Women and 580 St. Nicholas Avenue4. Marriage5. The Harlem Experimental Theatre6. The New York Public Library7. International Flights8. Mahopac, New YorkNotesIndex