Community Change, Yvonne Pappenheim Library on Racism

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Community Change, Incorporated (CCI) was born out of the Civil Rights Movement and in response to the Kerner Commission which named racism as "a white problem." CCI has shined a spotlight on the roots of racism in white culture with the intention of dealing with racism at its source, as well as with its impact on communities of color. The Yvonne Pappenheim Library was a free lending library of of approximately 2,500 books about racism and white privilege in the United States. The book collection was established by CCI founder Horace Seldon with the help of Esther Nowell, a volunteer school librarian and Mrs. Harry Elam, formerly a Boston Public School Librarian. In 1990, Yvonne Pappenheim began her volunteer work to maintain and develop the library. In recognition of Yvonne’s inspiration and untiring efforts, CCI named the library after her in 1999.

Provenance

Gift Shay Stewart-Bouley, Executive Director. 2017 January 03.

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