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Sept. 5, 2023: Blair-Caldwell preserves Black history and rethinks libraries

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Jameka Lewis, branch supervisor of the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library. Aug. 10, 2023.

The Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library is reopen after a $2.8 million renovation project to make it more accessible and user-friendly. It's one of only five African American research libraries in the United States attached to a major public library system. Chandra Thomas Whitfield takes a tour with branch supervisor Jameka Lewis.