Happy Birthday, Addy!

Chapter One: Double Dutch
Learn to play it!

Was freedom fair for former slaves?

Why do you think it took so long for blacks to have true freedom?


Chapter Two: Sunshine
Do you ever feel lonely?

What’s the best day you’ve had?

If you could pick any day for your birthday, what would it be? Why?

Do you have an older friend like M’Dear?

Why do you think Northern whites were mean to colored people?


Chapter Three: Bitter Medicine
Benne Candy
1 cup sesame seeds
1 (1-pound) box light brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon white vinegar
Heavily butter an 11 by 2-inch pyrex baking dish.
Wash sesame seeds and remove any debris that may be in the seeds and drain well. Heat a cast iron skillet over medium high heat until a drop of water bounces around the skillet. Pour seeds into skillet and stir constantly. Dry and parch seeds until light brown, approximately 2 minutes. Do not burn seeds.
In a heavy saucepan, combine and melt the sugar, butter, milk and vinegar. Using a wooden spoon, stir constantly until ingredients are dissolved. Cook over medium high heat to light crack stage. If using a candy thermometer, the temperature should be between 265 and 285 degrees F. Once it reaches the desired temperature, remove from heat and beat in the sesame seeds with your spoon. Pour immediately into prepared dish. Score candy while still warm and cut into squares when cool.

Should Addy and Sarah ride a streetcar without permission?

What bitter medicine did Addy swallow?


Chapter Four: Brotherly Love
What challenges do you sing through?


Chapter Five: Changes in the Wind
What changes do you think the end of the war will bring?


Looking Back
Learn “Sally Walker” and “Ring Around the Rosie”