Tracie D. Hall

CTL-E-4913 · Person · politician · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Executive Director, American Library Association. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Defending Democracy: The Role of Libraries and Civic Leaders in the Fight Against Book Bans and Censorship' (2023-04-20).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Executive Director, American Library Association. Civic lenses: 02 Civil Rights & Justice, 09 Arts, Culture & Historic Preservation. Programs: Defending Democracy: The Role of Libraries and Civic Leaders in the Fight Against Book Bans and Censorship (2023-04-20). Identity verification: "The first Black woman to helm ALA in its nearly 150-year history" — University of Washington Information School directory. Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Defending Democracy: The Role of Libraries and Civic Leaders in the Fight Against Book Bans and Censorship — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Defending Democracy: The Role of Libraries and Civic Leaders in the Fight Against Book Bans and Censorship" (2023-04-20). Role at time: Executive Director, American Library Association.

Sources

Identity evidence: "The first Black woman to helm ALA in its nearly 150-year history" — University of Washington Information School directory
City Club of Chicago program: Defending Democracy: The Role of Libraries and Civic Leaders in the Fight Against Book Bans and Censorship (2023-04-20) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/3572/defending-democracy-the-role-of-libraries-and-civic-leaders-in-the-fight-against (primary source)

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