STORY COLLECTION | Ella Baker: The Art of Empowering Others
Ella Baker: Living Stories Collection
Immersive Second-Person Narratives from "The Art of Empowering Others"
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What This Is: Eight powerful stories that put you directly into the life of civil rights organizer Ella Baker, told in immersive second-person narrative ("You are nine years old, sitting on your grandmother's porch..."). Experience her journey from a curious child in rural North Carolina to the mentor who shaped the student movement.
What This Is NOT: This collection contains only the stories themselves—no lesson plans, discussion questions, activities, or educational framework. For the complete curriculum with 12 lessons, age-appropriate activities, and family learning guides, see our full curriculum option.
The Stories Include:
- The Girl Who Asked Questions - Your childhood with your grandmother, learning to think for yourself
- The Kitchen Table Teacher - Building power together through Harlem cooperatives
- The Traveling Teacher - Learning to listen as you organize across the South
- A Different Vision - Tensions with traditional civil rights leadership
- When Students Lead - The sit-ins spread like wildfire across the South
- Teaching the Teachers - Mentoring SNCC organizers in Mississippi
- The Power That Grows - Working with Fannie Lou Hamer and grassroots leaders
- Teaching by Example - Mentoring the next generation of activists
Perfect For:
- Families who want the story experience without structured lessons
- Educators who prefer to create their own discussion frameworks
- Readers interested in historical narrative for personal enrichment
- Anyone curious about this remarkable but overlooked civil rights leader
Historical Note: These stories blend documented historical events with thoughtfully imagined dialogue and internal thoughts, always grounded in Ella Baker's recorded speeches, writings, and the testimony of those who knew her.
Ages: 8+ (family read-aloud) or independent reading for teens/adults
"Strong people don't need strong leaders." - Ella Baker
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