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Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum

  • Historically Known As: Portsmouth Colored Library
  • Type: Historical Museum
  • Travel Genus: Sight , Visit
  • Sight Category: Museums

Portsmouth Community Library is a heritage museum in Portsmouth, Virginia, that is committed to interpreting and promoting the history and significance of the Library and the African American community in Portsmouth. The one-story brick building was the only library for Portsmouth's Black residents from 1945 until 1963. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1945/00/00 Portsmouth Colored Library opens on South Street near Effingham Street to serve colored or 'black' citizens who are not allowed to use the 'whites only' library. American Segregation
1963/09/00 Portsmouth Colored Library, the only library open to Portsmouth's African American community since 1945, 1963 closes when the Portsmouth library system is integrated.

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Particulars for Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum:
Cultural Affiliation Black American
Sight Category Building
Society Civil Rights
Building Use Clergy House: Manse, Parsonage, Rectory, Vicarage
Museum Type Historical Museum
Education Library
Civil Rights Racial Segregation
Area of Significance Social History



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Registry Number: 10000544
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