Honoring the life of Dulcina DeBerry
Black History Month: Huntsville trailblazer who opened doors and turned pages for African Americans in the 1940s
Black History Month: Honoring the life of Dulcina DeBerry By Kellie Miller | February 11, 2021 at 5:56 PM CST - Updated February 12 at 8:52 AM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - In the 1900s, educational resources for African Americans were scarce. But Dulcina DeBerry, educator and librarian, worked hard to fight those inequities and eventually opened the first public library for African Americans in Madison County.
âShe was a very compassionate person. She was a scholar, she loved to learnâ¦and she was a problem solver,â said Shalis Worthy, Archivist at the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library.