Faith Cabin Libraries
 Willie Lee Buffington |
Voluntary groups formed to provide Blacks with access to reading materials in
response to the near total neglect by officials in county and state government.
The Faith Cabin Libraries movement, for example, left a remarkable and
far-reaching legacy thanks to the efforts of its founder, Willie Lee
Buffington. Inspired by Euriah Simpkins (a Black school teacher in Saluda
County), the White mill worker used the mail to solicit reading materials for
local Black schools. (Click on image for full size) |
| Buffington dedicated the first Faith Cabin Library in 1932 in Saluda County. The
movement continued to flourish and established 26 Faith Cabin libraries in
South Carolina and 50 in Georgia. (Click on images for full size) |
 1932 Dedication |
 Euriah Simpkins |
 Faith Cabin |
