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 | Anne SpencerFor 70 years, poet Anne Spencer lived, wrote, entertained and gardened at 1313 Pierce Street in Lynchburg. Her home is the heart and soul of the recently designated Pierce Street Renaissance Historic District. Reporter Nancy King recently took a walk in her garden.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 English | History-Social Science |
| Scrabble SchoolJulius Rosenwald's support of Booker T. Washington's progressive educational efforts created over 15,000 southern black schools. After school integration finally took place many were torn down, but there's now a movement to preserve both the remaining buildings and the legacy of the Rosenwald Schools. Reporter Martha Woodroof visits with alumnae of Scrabble School, a "Rosenwald School" in Rappahanock County.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Danville - Remembering DivisionHistories of the civil rights movement focus on the big events -- Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech," and Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her bus seat. Places like Danville, Virginia are mostly overlooked. But, as Nancy Marshall Genzer reports, a new exhibit at the University of Virginia is bringing Danville's role in the civil rights movement to light.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |