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As a white youth in segregation era Alabama, I had a passion for reading. It was passed down to me, as Alabamians say, from my grandmother. Several neighbors shared their passion for reading as well.

In today’s vernacular, Helen Keller would be called a social justice warrior, but too often people only see her as a seven year-old who learned to communicate at a water pump. My personal connection ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Helen Keller became blind and deaf ...