Sabrina Reed writes: “For the characters of Lovecraft Country, literature, be it fiction, nonfiction, or spiritual is not only incredibly important to them as people, but it’s also the means with which they understand the unnatural happenings the Braithwhites have introduced into their lives. So, it makes sense that the series incorporated a public library as a set in “A History of Violence,” but it wouldn’t be Lovecraft Country without a nod to the historical period our characters live in. The Southside Colored Library—though fictional as far as our research can tell—is a product of segregated Chicago and a reality for many Black Americans living and reading in the 1950s.”