Vivian G. Harsh
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Vivian Gordon Harsh was an American librarian. Harsh is noted as the Chicago Public Library system's first African American branch manager, being assigned to the position on February 26, 1924. Harsh s
Harsh, c. 1920s.
Hall Library (in 2010) where Harsh worked in the early and mid 20th century.
Woodson Regional Library, located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois.
Horace R. Cayton Jr.
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Horace Roscoe Cayton Jr. was a prominent American sociologist, newspaper columnist, and writer who specialized in studies of working-class black Americans, particularly in mid-20th-century Chicago. Ca
Vivian G. Harsh
…gather and listen to book reviews or lectures given by fellow community members. Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Gwendolyn Brooks, Arna Bontemps, Horace Clayton, and Margaret Walker were among the people who participated in these forums. The Hall Library's role as a meeting place for African-American thinkers…
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