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Category: Unsung Heroes

80th Anniversary of 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in

September 16, 2019

The 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…

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Doing Justice to Ida B. Wells

June 18, 2018

As an African American woman, Ida B. Wells was an activist  journalist challenging racism and sexism in the early 1890s whose work has largely been unrecognized.  This crusader for justice will be honored with a monument in Chicago where she lived and worked after her presses were destroyed in Memphis…

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Recent Posts

  • US-Dakota War of 1862
  • Author Talk at Arlington Central Library, Feb 26th, 7pm
  • Alexandria Public Library Author Talk, Dec 9, 2019
  • 80th Anniversary 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in Author Talk Dec 9th
  • 80th Anniversary of 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in
  • Tarrant Middle School (Hampton, VA) Change Makers
  • VASSL & VCSSE Conferences
  • Planting Seeds Across Curricula
  • Minnesota 7th graders Learn About 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in
  • Hampton City Schools reports on Silcox author visit

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