African American Library at the Gregory School - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
African American Library at the Gregory School - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
African American Library at the Gregory School is a branch of the Houston Public Library (HPL) in the Fourth Ward, Houston."The African American Library at the Gregory School ." Houston Public Library. Retrieved on November 23, 2009. The library preserves historical information about the African-American community in Houston."Community." African American Library at the Gregory School. Retrieved on December 11, 2009. It is the city's first library to focus on African-American history and culture.Turner, Allan. "Old Fourth Ward school reborn as black history library." Houston Chronicle. Monday October 12, 2009. Retrieved on July 27, 2012. The library features galleries, an oral history recording room, and reading rooms. $11 million from federal community development block grants and construction funds from Houston Public Library and the City of Houston financed the renovation of the Gregory facility. The building was initially used as the Edgar M. Gregory School, a K-8 school of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Read more on Wikipedia
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