[1] She was also one of the founders of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table, which was founded in 1969.
[3] She was a leader in the fight which led to the American Library Association condemning the Vietnam War.
[1] In 1982 she conducted a study which led to the creation of the Langston Hughes Library and Cultural Center in Queens.
[1] She was a member of the Progressive Librarians Guild, and joined their Coordinating Committee during the last year she was alive.
[5] On Friday, December 8, 2006 Major Owens of New York praised her on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.