Auburn Avenue Branch, Carnegie Library

Auburn Avenue Branch, Carnegie Library (HM2CQV)

Location: Atlanta, GA 30303 Fulton County
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N 33° 45.327', W 84° 22.608'

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On this corner stood the Auburn Avenue Branch Carnegie Library for African-Americans, from 1923 to the 1950s. Alic Dugged Carey, the first principal of Morris Brown University (now College), along with Dr. W.E.B. Dubois and others led the fight to gain a library for African-Americans. The main library downtown was segregated and there was no library facility for African-Americans until the Auburn Branch opened in 1923. The Library was a landmark in the community, and its weekly children's reading hour was one of the most popular activities.

In the 1930s, Annie McPheeters became head of the branch and worked to acquire material by and about African-Americans. The Auburn Avenue Collection served as the basis for the West Hunter Street Branch, and the Black Studies Collection at the downtown branch, later renamed the Samuel Williams Collection. The same collection serves as the core of the Auburn Avenue Research Library, located at the western end of Auburn.

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The Sweet Auburn Historic Interpretive Program developed by:
Corporation for Olympic Development in Atlanta

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African-American Research and Consulting Firm, Inc.

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HM NumberHM2CQV
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Placed BySweet Auburn Historic Interpretive Program, Corporation for Olympic Development in Atlanta, and African-American Research and Consulting Firm, Inc
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Date Added Tuesday, December 11th, 2018 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 742971 N 3738133
Decimal Degrees33.75545000, -84.37680000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 45.327', W 84° 22.608'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 45' 19.62" N, 84° 22' 36.48" W
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Area Code(s)404, 678, 770
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 326 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta GA 30303, US
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