{"id":988,"date":"2016-02-26T08:53:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T16:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/seaforth-library\/?p=988"},"modified":"2016-03-03T12:48:06","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T20:48:06","slug":"february-is-black-history-month-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/seaforth-library\/2016\/02\/26\/february-is-black-history-month-2\/","title":{"rendered":"February is Black History month"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This month, part of the focus of the library program for primary students\u00a0and some lower intermediate was using picturebooks to find out more about Black History in Canada and the United States. Ms. Higgins read a beautiful and powerful\u00a0book by Jacqueline Woodson titled\u00a0 The Other Side<\/strong><\/span> inwhich\u00a0two young girls in\u00a0their own way\u00a0defy the\u00a0segregation in the southern United States and\u00a0create a friendship.\u00a0She also read Oscar Lives Next Door<\/span><\/strong> by Bonnie Farmer and Marie Lafrance which is a story inspired by Oscar Peterson’s childhood. Oscar Peterson was a world famous Jazz pianist and his childhood story is one of resiliency. Intermediate classes learned about Viola Desmond, often referred to as Canada’s Rosa Parks. Students viewed two video clips and did a compare and contrast activity of the two women. To learn more about\u00a0 Black History month in Canada go to the government website Black History Month<\/a><\/p>\n

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