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Month: March 2017

The Power of One: Active Engagement for Social Justice

March 28, 2017June 10, 2017

People who act for social justice inspire us to search for our own power to face adversity, challenge what we know is wrong, and fight for justice and equal opportunity for all.  The five young African American men and Samuel Wilbert Tucker who challenged the policy of a segregated Alexandria Public…

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Davis Students Read Tucker Biography

March 10, 2017June 10, 2017

Jefferson Davis Middle School 7th graders in Hampton, VA reading Samuel Wilbert Tucker: The Story of a Civil Rights Trailblazer and the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in for their unit The Power of One: Overcoming Adversity  

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