A12 THE BULLETIN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2021
© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 12
B L A C K
H I S T O R Y
Born Free
M O N T H
Mary Ann Shadd was born to free
parents in the slave state of Delaware.
While Mary Ann’s parents were not
slaves, they devoted their lives to help-
ing other African Americans to be free
from slavery.
hat would you like to be when you grow up? If you are
like Mary Ann Shadd, you might end up doing many
different things.
Her parents were abolitionists. Their
home was a stop (or “station”) on the
Underground Railroad. Mary Ann
learned about the importance of helping
others from her parents.
Mary Ann Shadd Cary lived in both the United States and
Canada. In her lifetime, she was an anti-slavery activist,
journalist, newspaper publisher, teacher, and lawyer.
When Mary Ann was a child, it was against the law for Blacks to go to school in the state
of Delaware. The Shadd family moved to Pennsylvania in 1833 where Mary Ann could go
to school. When she finished school, she spent the next 12 years teaching Black children in
Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania.
Abolitionist: A person who supported Abolition,
or the ending of slavery before the American Civil
War. To abolish something means to get rid of it.
Abolitionists wanted to get rid of slavery.
You are the journalist! When journalists report
on the news, they answer a list of questions to
write an article. These questions are:
Who is the news about?
What happened?
When did it happen?
Where did it happen?
How did it happen?
Why did it happen?
Read today’s Kid Scoop page about
Mary Ann Shadd and then answer the
journalist questions.
Who is this page about?
What did she do?
Circle the two identical school houses.
When did she do these things?
Move to Canada Return to the U.S. During Civil War
In 1851, Mary Ann moved to Canada.
There were more opportunities for Black
people in Canada at that time than in the
United States. She started writing booklets
about the advantages of living in Canada,
encouraging Black people in the United
States to move north.
Journalist
Mary Ann wanted to tell the story of Black
people living in freedom in Canada. She
started a newspaper to do just that. She
was the first Black woman in North
America to publish her own newspaper.
Where did she do these things?
How and why did she do these
things?
Cut out the strips
and paste them in
the correct order
on another sheet
of paper.
On March 24, 1853, Mary Ann published
the first copy of her weekly newspaper.
Picture
Details
Use the code to discover the name of
Mary Ann’s newspaper.
26 = A
25 = B
24 = C
23 = D
22 = E
21 = F
20 = G
19 = H
18 = I
17 = J
16 = K
15 = L
14 = M
13 = N
12 = O
11 = P
10 = Q
9 = R
8 = S
7 = T
6 = U
5 = V
4 = W
3 = Y
Later in Life: Another First
7 19 22
Later she moved to Washington, D.C.,
where she once again worked as a teacher.
Years later, Mary Ann pursued law studies
at Howard University. She was the first
Black woman to attend Howard University.
In 1883 she became one of the first Black
women to complete a law degree.
11 9 12 5 18 13 24 18 26 15
Mary Ann was born in 1823. How old was
she when she completed her law degree?
21 9 22 22 14 26 13
years old.
Good writing
includes lots of
ails.
interesting details.
Practice being a
detail detective e by
ying
carefully studying
rom
a photograph from
the newspaper.
ist of
Then make a list
all of the details s you
observe. Can you
list 25 or more?
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to
locate information.
Use these answers above to
write a Black History Month
article about Mary Ann Shadd.
Children are born curious.
From their earliest days, sensory exploration
brings delight and wonder. New discoveries
expand their minds. When they unlock the
joy of reading, their world widens further.
Magic happens.
Kid Scoop opens the doors of discovery
for elementary school children by providing
interactive, engaging and relevant
age-appropriate materials designed to
awaken the magic of reading at school,
at home, and throughout their lives.
For more information about our literacy
non-profit, visit kidscoopnews.org
Mary Ann’s Family
Mary Ann was the oldest child of a large family. Add up the
numbers on the correct path of the maze to find out how
many children were in the family.
PUBLISHER
ABOLITION
ACTIVIST
SLAVERY
FREEDOM
DEVOTED
TEACHER
CANADA
HOWARD
CIVIL
BLACK
HARD
SIGN
STOP
LAW
R D E T O V E D A R
E A H K C A L B C E
This week’s word:
H S T O P S O A T H
ACTIVIST
C D A C W L N L I S
A R R O I A M A V I
E A D T D V R W I L
T H I A I E I D S B
M O D E E R F L T U
N G I S S Y H E D P
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
The noun activist means a
person who campaigns to
bring about change.
The school activist spoke
at the town hall meeting
about the need for safer
playground equipment.
Try to use the word activist
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Fact and Opinion
A good journalist knows the difference
between fact and opinion. Look through the
newspaper and underline five facts in green.
Underline five opinions in red.
ANSWER: They’re hoping to get a scoop.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Understand the
difference between fact and opinion.
If you could invent something
new and useful, what would
it be? What would your new
invention do?