This piece was originally published in June and updated Feb.
Overview
Alice Faye Duncan, a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT), writes books for young learners. Her book, 'Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free,' is a true story about Black activist Opal Lee and the history of Juneteenth.
Duncan sat down in the spring of with Fariya Farah, News Hour Classroom intern, to discuss her book and the significance of Juneteenth as a national holiday.
Warm-up questions
- What is Juneteenth?
- When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday?
- Read the quote by Alice Faye Duncan: "You can activate your agency. It does not matter your race. It does not matter how much you have in terms of your wealth or your lack of it. You can activate your dreams. What is needed is a desire to do that." What does it make you think about? What does she mean by the word agency? What dreams do you see yourself wanting to activate? Does anyone besides you play a role in your desire to do that?
Q&A
You can listen to the full, edited interview here.
The full transcript is available here.
Discussion questions
- Why is it significant that Junete
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Biographical and Critical Sources
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Booklist, February 15, , pp. ; June 1, , p. ; February 15, , p. ; February 15, , Hazel Rochman, review of Miss Viola and Uncle Ed Lee, p. ; February 1, , Jennifer Mattson, review of Honey Baby Sugar Child, p.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, February, , p.
Kirkus Reviews, April 1, , p. ; December 15, , review of Honey Baby Sugar Child, p.
Memphis Flyer, March 28, , Sandra Koch, "The Picture of Success," p.
NEA Today, November, , Vanessa St. Leger, "Something to Say," p.
Publishers Weekly, January 23, , Nathalie Op De Beeck, "Museum and Book Herald Civil Rights Heroes," p. 32; February 6, , review of The National Civil Rights Museum Celebrates Everyday People, p. 85; April 17, , review of Willie Jerome, p. 59; January 4, , review of Miss Viola and Uncle Ed Lee, p.
School Library Journal, January, , Cindy Darling Codell, review of The National Civil Rights Museum Celebrates Everyday People, pp. ; June, , Carol Jones Collins, review of Willie Jerome, p. 80; February, , Olga R. Barnes, review of Miss Viola and Uncle Ed Lee, p. 83l; March, , Mary
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