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The Man Who Pioneered Libraries and Sexual Harassment

Behind the Bastards

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Is He Going to Die Soon?

The American Library Association dropped Melville Dewey's name from an award as a result of his racism and sexual harassment. Roberta Kaplan says she didn't know about the racist, sexist behavior until recently. "There's just like this impulse in people that I don't understand to double down on the worst parts of themselves"

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