Emily Wheelock Reed

Emily Wheelock Reed
Born1910
DiedMay 19, 2000 (aged 89)[1]
Alma materIndiana University Bloomington
University of Michigan
OccupationLibrarian
Known forcivil rights activism

Emily Wheelock Reed (1910 – May 19, 2000) was a librarian in Alabama who served as director of the Alabama Public Library Service Division during the civil rights movement. She stood up to segregationists seeking to remove books such as the 1958 Garth Williams children's book, The Rabbits' Wedding, from state libraries.

  1. ^ "Emily Reed Obituary - Cockeysville, Maryland | Legacy.com". Legacy.com. 24 May 2000.