Legacy
- After Delaney’s death in 1958, the Atlanta University School of Library Science started a scholarship in her name.
- Delaney was inducted into the Alabama Library Association’s Hall of Fame in 1982.
- Named in her honor, The Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Library opened in Poughkeepsie, New York.
- The New York Public Library has acquired and archived a large quantity of Delaney’s personal letters.
- Delaney was recognized as one of the 100 most important leaders of the 20th century by American Libraries.
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