Reading with a Ranger

Reading with a Ranger is a segment presented by our very own Fatimah Purvis.

Fatimah joined the Brown v. Board of NHP team in Decemember 2020, having worked at Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, and Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama.

A prior award-winning elementary school teacher, Fatimah is passionate about civil rights history and brings that passion into the videos below for your children to enjoy!

 

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  Reading with a Ranger - Coretta Scott

  Join Park Guide Fatimah Purvis as she reads Coretta Scott! This Reading with a Ranger session follows the life of Coretta Scott King and the rise of the Modern Civil Rights Movement. (Video audio described by narrator. Written permission from HarperCollins Publisher was granted to make this video)

  Duration:

  5 minutes, 48 seconds

 

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  Reading with a Ranger - Ruth and the Green Book

  Join Park Guide Fatimah Purvis as she reads Ruth and the Green Book! The story follows a young girl named Ruth in the 1950s as her family takes a trip in their new car to visit her grandmother. During the trip Ruth experiences some harsh realities of what it meant to be African American at the time. This narrative provides children a glimpse at segregation and can lead to learning opportunities. (Video audio describe by narrator. Video created with written permission from Lerner Publishing Group)

  Duration:

  13 minutes, 22 seconds