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…
Continue reading: Davis Middle School Return VisitCategory: Author Visits
Thank 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 ProgramFirst 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.
Continue reading: Sit Down for Justice at the LibraryEnthusiastic 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.
Continue reading: Eat Local Read Local Festival Cascades Public LibraryReading 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…
Continue reading: Black History Museum of Virginia Audience EngagedExcited 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/
Continue reading: Author Talk Sept 30thAfter 7th graders read Samuel Wilbert Tucker’s biography and learned about other people who overcame adversity, I spent a wonderful day with them talking about lessons learned from Tucker and the 1939 Alexandria Library protesters who simply wanted to borrow books from their public library. We talked about courage, persistence, and seeing…
Continue reading: National Library Week at Davis MS, Hampton VAApril 10, 2017 I’ll be visiting 7th graders at Davis Middle School in Hampton, VA. Librarian Nancy Terrell and Davis teachers are using Samuel Wilbert Tucker: The Story of a Civil Rights Trailblazer and the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in for the third year in their study of violent and nonviolent protests and…
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