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In 1964 five Black men held a sit-in at Audubon Regional Library (Louisiana). They were arrested after quietly sitting in the library for 10 minutes. The legal case went to the Supreme Court, Brown v. Louisiana (1966) where the right to protest was upheld. https://www.freedomforuminstitute.org/2012/02/23/remembering-brown-v-louisiana/
The interesting thing here is that the Audubon Public Library has a page on their website with the history of the library, and here's how they describe that period. https://audubonregional.net/history No mention of racial discrimination, no mention of the protest. #LibraryHistory
The language here is striking: "It is always hard to give up control and to change attitudes quickly, so it is be expected that problems did arise." "All concerned worked very hard and the system moved forward in its new role." So very soothing of white people's feelings!
Compare this to programming by Alexandria Library (Virginia) @alexlibraryva, where they have been educating their patrons about the 1939 library sit-in since 2008. Alexandria Library Director Rose Dawson has done a great job keeping this in the public eye. https://programminglibrarian.org/articles/doing-right-history-we-are-alexandria-library-sit
