America has always been about the right to freedom. However, the rate that freedom has been given to diverse groups varies throughout the U.S.. The Quincy Public Library has researched and explored the roles that Quincy and the state of Illinois, specifically, have played in the challenges of obtaining freedom, and the struggles for Civil Rights that have rung throughout the U.S.. QPL has collected, documented, and displayed together the local history of Civil Rights, put together into an indoor Civil Rights Trail for Patrons to explore!
The Civil RightsTrail spans the library. The Civil Rights Trail follows the outer perimeter of the library, beginning when you enter the library and wrapping all the way back around to the front door. A Civil Rights Trail Map is available to follow on the trail.
*Part II of our Bringing Black History Forward Program series. Check out our calendar for more Bringing Black History Forward parts III and IV!
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