Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance librarian / Ethelene Whitmire.

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"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, she fought for promotion and equal pay against entrenched sexism and racism. Andrews also played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance, supporting...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Whitmire, Ethelene, 1968-
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Andrews, Regina. Library directors > United States > Biography. African American women librarians > Biography. New York Public Library. > 135th Street Branch > Biography. Harlem Renaissance. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Intellectual life. African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Intellectual life. African American theater > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Discrimination in employment. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.
Genre:	Biography.
Physical Description:	xi, 147 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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