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Here's an interesting discussion that will take place on the NIFL
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Donna Brian, Program Coordinator
SLINCS--The southern Hub of the National Institute for Literacy's
comprehensive communication and information system
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Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 11:25:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tonyea Tharpe <ttharpe@PBS.ORG>
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Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:3762] Life Is So Good
Join PBS LiteracyLink for a discussion with our very special forum guest
George Dawson. At 102, George Dawson is not only a new reader but also a
first time author. This year, Mr. Dawson, who now reads at about a fourth
grade level, and Richard Glaubman, a 50 year-old elementary school teacher
from
Washington State, published "Life Is So Good" (Random House).
Born in 1898 in Marshall, Texas, the grandson of slaves, George Dawson
tells how his father, despite hardships, always believed in seeing the
richness in life and trained his children to do the same. Dawson begins
his story with an emotional bang: his account of witnessing the lynching
of a young African-American man falsely accused of rape. America's racial
caste system and his reading difficulties emerge as the two biggest
obstacles in Dawson's life.
You are invited to read a moving excerpt from George Dawson's book,"Life
Is So Good.". Then, submit your questions to him through October 15.
Check back on November 1 to read the questions and answers. To access the
LitLinker Forum and the Question and Answer page go to
http://www.pbs.org/literacy/forum/george/george.html or go to our
homepage at www.pbs.org/literacy and then click on LitLinker Forum with
George Dawson.
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Tonyea Tharpe
PBS LiteracyLink
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Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: 703-739-5131
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