Gainsboro Branch Library
Introduction
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Established in 1921, the Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries was one of only four libraries for African Americans in the segregated South at the time. The library moved to its current location in 1942.
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Exterior of the Gainsboro Branch Library, circa 1942.
Interior of the Gainsboro Branch Library, circa 1942.
Librarian Virginia Y. Lee.
Dedication Program for the Gainsboro Library, 1942.
