▁that ▁the ▁resolution ▁did ▁not ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁Library ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights , ▁and ▁instead ▁promoted ▁aw aren ess ▁by ▁encourag ing ▁training ▁and ▁out re ach ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁libraries ▁and ▁library ▁schools . ▁In ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁Library ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights , ▁she ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁more ▁en light en ment , ▁not ▁repr ession , ▁to ▁combat ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁rac ism ▁and ▁sex ism ▁in ▁library ▁materials . ▁Jones ▁viewed ▁the ▁resolution ▁as ▁the ▁framework , ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁final ▁solution , ▁for ▁en abling ▁li br ari ans ▁to ▁confront ▁issues ▁that ▁ham per ed ▁" human ▁freedom ". ▁ ▁" The ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁" Resol ution ▁on ▁R ac ism ▁and ▁Sex ism ▁A war eness " ▁is ▁not ▁bur den ed ▁with ▁repr ession ; ▁it ▁is ▁liber ating . ▁If ▁the ▁resolution ▁is ▁imper fect , ▁try ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁perfect , ▁but ▁not ▁by ▁destroy ing ▁it ▁first !" ▁- ▁Clara ▁St anton ▁Jones . ▁ ▁Major ▁achiev ements ▁ ▁Clara ▁St anton ▁Jones ▁died ▁peace fully ▁in ▁her ▁sleep ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 th , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁Oak land ▁California ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 9 . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁surv ived ▁by ▁her ▁three ▁children , ▁seven ▁grand children ▁and ▁seven ▁great - grand children . ▁Jones ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁for ▁Detroit ▁Public ▁Library ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁American ▁to ▁head