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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Primary Sources + Strategies = Success for All Students Special Education, ELL, and Team Teachers Grades 4-12, all subjectsJoin us for a Free Workshop from the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources programApril 19, 2018 – 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.UVA Northern Virginia Center, Room 214 7054 Haycock Road,…
Continue reading: Teaching with Primary Sources: Free Training OpportunityThank 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…
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