The African American Literature Collection

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members Jozette Chambliss, left, Katrina Hunt, Leona Dotson and Chanda Oatis visit the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Delta Upsilon Omega Chapter Exhibit Area in the newly renovated Douglass-Truth Library, during its Grand Re-opening Ceremony on Oct. 14. In 1965, the local chapter of AKA donated books to what was then called the Negro Life and History Collection. The chapter holds an annual Library Tea to raise funds for the collection — now called the African American Literature Collection — that has grown to contain close to 9,200 items.