![]() ![]() I was fascinated with the way everything came together and I felt that EVERYONE deserved to know Mary's story. What kept me going was that as I located more and more information, the book seemed to begin to write itself. ![]() But even though the interview was done decades after slavery, Mary was still hesitant to answer questions about what slavery and life for black people was really like. He also gave me the transcripts to a very long interview someone had with Mary. Once I located him and managed to convince him to sit still for an interview (he's very involved in the Chattanooga community, so he doesn't sit still for long), he provided many answers. Edwards, son of the (late) man who founded the Mary Walker Foundation. I also had to track down the elusive John L. I had to make multiple visits to the local history microfiche, where I located her obituary and then began to work from the info included within it to track her movements. (Chattanooga Area Literacy Movement) reading class. She lived and worked anonymously until the day, at age 116, that she walked out of her apartment and into the C.A.L.M. This beautiful picture book tells the story of Mary Walker, a woman born into slavery who didn. ![]() The biggest challenge was filling in the gaps in Mary's life. The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read (Hardcover). What was the biggest challenge and what kept you going when the journey seemed uncertain? ![]()
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