Auburn Branch of the Carnegie Library of Atlanta

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The Auburn Branch of the Carnegie Library of Atlanta, pictured circa 1935, opened in 1921 and closed in 1959. It was the city's first public library branch for African Americans.

Courtesy of Archives Division, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System

Auburn Branch of the Carnegie Library of Atlanta

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