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Brown Girl
Dreaming
By: Jacqueline Woodson
Audio: Music playing (1960s)

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Picture of the book standing on its

end on a desk.
Audio: Hi! Id like to introduce you to
a book called, Brown Girl Dreaming,
by Jacqueline Woodson. Brown Girl
Dreaming is a collection of stories
and poems about growing up African
American in 1960s America.

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Audio: Have you ever had a dream?
When you dream, what do you dream
about? Do you dream about being
rich or famous? Do you dream about
being important or star?
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Picture of the author

Picture of US map with Ohio outlined

Picture of girls playing in S.C. street

Audio: Some people dream

differently. Some dream about things
we take for granted. Jacqueline
Woodson dreamed about being equal
and treated like a human being.

Audio: J. W. was born in Columbus,

Ohio. She was the descendant of
former slaves. Her father hated the
south, but her mother had ties there.

Audio: Jackie as she became

called, visited Greenville, S.C. often
to visit her mothers parents:
Grandpa Gunnar & Grandma
Georgiana. She loved her time in S.C.

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Picture of Jim Crow laws of the 1960s

Audio: Shortly after her parents
split, she moves to S.C. with her
mother and two sisters. Once there,
she is exposed more to the racism
and segregation that still exists.
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Picture of New York

Picture of idea of Angela Davis/Black

Panthers
Audio: Growing up in the 1960s and
1970s saw many changes. After her
brother goes to prison and becomes
a Muslim, Jackie begins to admire
Angela Davis and her style. Although
Jackie didnt quite understand the
Black Panther movement, she
emulated the style.
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Audio: Hating the way life has

become in the South, Jackies mother
moves the family to NY where Jackie
gets a new baby brother and a new
best friend. Maria is Puerto Rican
and knows the struggles of being a
minority. She and Jackie have much
in common.
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Picture of quote by Jacqueline

Woodson
Audio: Jackie decides to follow her
new interest in writing, although her
brother discourages her.

Picture of quote by Jacqueline

Woodson
Audio: Jackies poems and stories
about her life make for interesting
reading and she finds a

Picture of quote by Jacqueline

Woodson
Audio: Jackies life poems and
stories tell the story of a young girl
who never gave up her dream to be
equal and be important.

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