Telling Samuel Wilbert Tucker’s story in the Alexandria, VA church his family attended and where he played the piano, was especially meaningful for me. I was thrilled to be invited and pleased so many people, including neighbors, wanted to know more about Tucker and his work to desegregate public libraries…
Continue reading: Tucker Talk at Zion Baptist Church, Feb. 12, 2023Category: Books
Follow the story of the fictional Beck family as they move from Cincinnati, Ohio to the new western frontier town of New Ulm, Minnesota in 1857. As they learn to live in a new place that the indigenous Dakota also call home, they experience the challenges of building a house,…
Continue reading: A Place Called Home: German Immigrant in Minnesota 1856-1862Growing up in New Ulm, Minnesota, I didn’t learn much about the war on the prairie in 1862. New Ulm was one of the places attacked by Dakota warriors. That’s really the only fact I knew. When a chance comment got my curiosity activated, I began searching for sources…
Continue reading: US-Dakota War of 1862The Story of a Civil Rights Trailblazer and the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-In. The earliest known sit-in for civil rights occurred at the Alexandria (Virginia) Public Library on August 21, 1939. In Samuel Wilbert Tucker, Nancy Silcox charts the story of a young African American lawyer who grew up in Alexandria…
Continue reading: Author Talk at Arlington Central Library, Feb 26th, 7pmThe Alexandria Gazette highlights the Alexandria Library’s 80th anniversary event that recognized the family of youngest sit-in protester, William “Buddy” Evans. The family helped the library create READ posters that will hang in all the branches to remind us that 80 years ago the young protesters courageously challenged a system that…
Continue reading: 80th Anniversary of 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-inMeeting with Tarrant’s 7th graders April 22nd to close their research unit on change makers. They read the biography I wrote about Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in and researched other people who have made a difference in their communities. During my presentation we’ll explore these questions: Who are…
Continue reading: Tarrant Middle School (Hampton, VA) Change MakersThank you, Charles Perry, for sending this letter to me after hearing my presentation. I hope sharing this story helps it take its historic place in American history. Your recent presentation at Lansdowne Woods on the life of Mr. Samuel Wilbert Tucker, a history unknown to me, and his signature…
Continue reading: Landsdowne Woods’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day ProgramOur “Collaborate for Powerful Teaching and Learning in History and Language Arts” session drew attendees from around the country at the Phoenix conference for school librarians. They learned how Virginia teachers and librarians are working together to provide engaging learning opportunities for students. They tried out strategies of “zoom-in inquiry”…
Continue reading: AASL Collaboration Beyond the HorizonFollett Library Resources’ Titlewave now carries Samuel Wilbert Tucker: The Story of a Civil Rights Trailblazer and the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in. Place your order at http://www.titlewave.com along with your other book orders. For autographed copies and class sets, email [email protected]
Continue reading: Titlewave carries Samuel Wilbert TuckerEnthusiastic crowd, beautiful weather, tasty food and great books, authors and illustrators combined for a memorable event October 7th. A former Tucker Elementary School family were happy to see Tucker’s biography and shared their memories.
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