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Subject

Social Studies

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

Essential Question

To conceal something means to keep it hidden so others can’t see it. What did Suzie’s grandmother conceal? And why did she need to hide it?
Why doesn’t Suzie stop to look at the horses’ pretty manes?
How does Suzie feel being in Mrs. Woodhouse’s kitchen compared to walking to school?
What are two ways Suzie used her education to help others?

Texts

Informational

The Story of Suzie King Taylor

Doreen Rappaport tells the story of a young Suzie King Taylor and her brother who attended a secret school for black children in Georgia in the mid-1800s. Later on, Taylor would become the first black woman to teach openly in a freedmen's school.

Doreen Rappaport

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Subject

Civics

History

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class Rights & Activism

July 3, 2014

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The Story of Suzie King Taylor

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