A champion of school integration lacked a plaque until kids spoke up
Hannah Natanson, The Washington Post
Feb. 24, 2021
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A historical marker honors Barbara Johns in Farmville, Va.Photo by Cameron Patterson
For years, Maura Keaney has sent fourth-graders on a scavenger hunt into the past, asking students to traverse Virginia with their families in search of historical markers.
They get one point for finding a marker, 10 points for writing a summary of it and an extra 10 points if they snag a selfie with one. The markers, erected by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, commemorate notable people or places in state history.