The Big Gray House and THE SCHOOL BUS
The Big Gray House IV
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The author takes an interesting approach to telling history. He shows how one family led the way in helping a community solve a menacing problem, while at the same time taking strides forward in the quest for racial equality. He weaves the facts of history of the period with activities of one family. A united community cooperates to purchase its first school bus. Follow the twists and turns of seemingly unrelated events to a surprising and successful triumph for the community. Re-live this adventure and connect it to something that may have happened in your past.
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THE SCHOOL BUS shows the unfairness of the practice of "separate but equal" and shows how one community did something about it in the early 1950s. It shows how seemingly unrelated events connected in unimaginable ways. It further shows how people can work together to solve common problems if they have the right motivation. It highlights the family as an important institution of the community as it works along with the church and school. It is easy reading for children and adults, and could be used in related studies of history.
About the Author
Henry A. Dyson, writing as Henry J, his childhood name, grew up on a farm in Sumter, South Carolina. After graduating from Ebenezer High School he went away to Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, and then to New Jersey where he was employed for 40 years as a Real Estate Manager. He never forgot his childhood experiences in school, at work and play. His life was shaped by parents, siblings, friends, teachers, and neighbors from similar humble beginnings. He re-lives his childhood adventures through Franklin Meyers, the main character of the series. He is now retired and living back in South Carolina.