Dr. Matthew Griffis is an Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Southern Mississippi. He studies public libraries as community spaces, library buildings as social architecture, and the history of libraries in North America. In 2016, he began a three-year project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) about the twelve, Carnegie-funded segregated public libraries that opened across the American south ca. 1908-1924.
The 13th Street Colored Branch Library, Meridian, Mississippi (1913-1974)
Image Ownership: Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library The 13th Street (St.) Colored Branch was a segregated public library established by the city of Meridian, Mississippi, in 1912 and opened in March 1913. It was one of the first free public libraries for African Americans in the state … Read MoreThe 13th Street Colored Branch Library, Meridian, Mississippi (1913-1974)