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Davis Middle School Return Visit

April 19, 2018

April 19, 2018 I returned to speak with 7th graders at Davis Middle School in Hampton, Virginia. They read Samuel Wilbert Tucker: The Story of a Civil Rights Trailblazer and the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in. Then they researched violent and nonviolent protests, created posters about people who made a difference in…

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Sit Down for Justice at the Library

January 4, 2018March 12, 2018

First graders and Nancy Noyes Silcox after they listened to and critiqued manuscript for a new narrative nonfiction picture book manuscript about the 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in. Sit Down for Justice at the Library is being sent to possible publishers now.

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Black History Museum of Virginia Audience Engaged

October 11, 2017November 25, 2017

Reading from 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in chapter of Samuel Wilbert Tucker’s biography during Author Talk event in Richmond September 30th. Listening to Tucker’s law partner SenatorHenry Marsh share his stories.  Thank you Adele Johnson and the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia for hosting an event that gives…

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Forgotten Soldiers from the Empire

September 29, 2017

The Black History Museum of Alexandria premiered this documentary film about black African soldiers who fought in WWII with the Allied Forces. Filmmaker Matt Spangler used interviews, animation and historical film footage to tell the stories of black soldiers from English-speaking countries who faced discrimination while fighting for other’s freedoms…

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Eat Local, Read Local Festival & Book Sale

September 22, 2017

Saturday, October 7th, 11-4 pm. Cascades Library 21030 Whitfield Pl, Potomac Falls, VA 20165 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in reading by Nancy Noyes Silcox EatLocalReadLocal_Flyer SATURDAY, OCT. 7 11 A.M. – 4 P.M. Held outdoors rain or shine. library.loudoun.gov Our second annual festival features food trucks, live music, 14 storytimes, raffles…

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Author Talk Sept 30th

September 17, 2017November 25, 2017

Excited to be doing an author talk at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia on Sept 30, 2-4 pm.  I’ll be talking about the 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in and sharing stories from my research journey.  http://blackhistorymuseum.org/event/author-talk-book-signing-by-nancy-noyes-silcox/

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Recent Posts

  • Davis Middle School Return Visit
  • Teaching with Primary Sources: Free Training Opportunity
  • Landsdowne Woods’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day Program
  • Sit Down for Justice at the Library
  • AASL Collaboration Beyond the Horizon
  • Titlewave carries Samuel Wilbert Tucker
  • Eat Local Read Local Festival Cascades Public Library
  • Black History Museum of Virginia Audience Engaged
  • Forgotten Soldiers from the Empire
  • Eat Local, Read Local Festival & Book Sale

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