by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Jan 9, 2015 | Blog
I turned in my sabbatical report yesterday about 4:50 p.m. It was “Due” before returning for the semester. So, true to my style, I waited until offices were nearly closed for the day, the last afternoon before my first duty day back! Actually,...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Jan 7, 2015 | Blog
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” ―...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Jan 7, 2015 | Blog
Townships exist in every urban area of South Africa, and a version exists in most rural areas, too. Townships are the legacy of apartheid. Apartheid means “separateness” in Afrikaans. When segregation was forced because the Afrikaner government under the Nationalist...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Jan 7, 2015 | Blog
I came across these photos of the Woods family and of Donald Woods and Steve Biko, and I just had to include them. The first is titled “Activist Wendy Woods who fought against apartheid with her husband Donald” The second is of Donald woods and Steve Biko...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Jan 7, 2015 | Blog
Steve Biko died in police custody on September 12, 1977, six days after being arrested by South African police. An unauthorized (secret) autopsy revealed brain trauma caused by severe blows to the head was the cause of death. Biko was the leader of the Black...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Jan 6, 2015 | Blog
Richard Peck proves himself the master once again. A Year Down Yonder was one of my favorite Newbery winners this entire year. It’s in the running for top favorite, actually. When I heard Richard Peck talk at a SCBWI (Society for Children’s Book Writers...
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