Civil rights leaders, library system and city officials, and the public were invited to attend the late January ribbon cutting ceremony. The expanded branch is designed to be more accessible while expanding community programming.
After the 1960s riots, a once-thriving Hough community was ravaged by looting and fires in a time of racial unrest. It took decades to rebuild, but it’s happening. That effort continues today with the sale of several properties, including an abandoned high-rise apartment building, to Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures in Washington, D.C.Â
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