Sixth graders recite Lincoln and Douglass speeches in social studies

After weeks of preparation, sixth graders stood in front of their peers this morning with the option of reciting the Gettysburg Address or Frederick Douglass’s “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July”. This tradition is part of the Grade 6 social studies curriculum and its focus on the Civil War. Donning the garb of the times—black top hat, white button down, and black coat--students stood in front of the library fireplace and invoked their own interpretation of Lincoln or Douglass. Reciting these speeches is a Tenacre tradition that students eagerly anticipate. Many alumni are able to recite the first paragraph years later!