During the month of March, Dublin will be celebrating the "One City, One Book" program. All Dublin schools, both public and private, will be reading the award-winning book, How Do You Spell Unfair?, by Carole Boston Weatherford, and then connecting with each other through a variety of activities. Residents throughout Dublin are encouraged to participate by reading the book.
The goal of this literacy project is to bring our community together over shared reading experiences, to educate our community on the value of picture books for everyone, and to learn about the importance of reading aloud. The project is fully funded by Dublin-owned businesses and organizations, and is supported by the Dublin Unified School District and the City of Dublin.
How Do You Spell Unfair? is the true story of eighth grader MacNolia Cox, who became the first African American to win the Akron, Ohio, spelling bee. With that win, she was asked to compete at the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., where she and a girl from New Jersey were the first African Americans invited since its founding. Cox left her home state a celebrity, with a military band and a crowd of thousands to see her off at the station. But the celebration turned sour when the train crossed the state line into Maryland, where segregation was the law of the land. Prejudice and discrimination ruled—on the train, in the hotel, and, sadly, at the spelling bee itself.
How Do You Spell Unfair? is the story of her groundbreaking achievement, told by award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Frank Morrison.
