West Hunter Branch

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Pictured circa 1960, the West Hunter Branch of Atlanta's public library system opened in 1949, during the era of public segregation, to serve African American patrons. All the city's libraries were integrated in 1959.

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

West Hunter Branch

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