CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND RESPONSIVENESS * 2 HOURS * LEVEL 2
Mildred D. Taylor and Cultural Awareness |
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Born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1943, Mildred D. Taylor was inspired and enthusiastic about The South. In the mid-1940s Taylor and her family moved further North to Ohio in order to avoid the prejudiced and segregated Southern states. Though she spent most of her childhood in Ohio the family often travelled back to Mississippi to visit friends and relatives.
During college Taylor majored in English and History and wrote her first novel, though it was never published due to publishing requests that she disagreed with. After college she joined the Peace Corps as a teacher and travelled to Arizona and Ethiopia teaching English and History. Next, she earned a Master’s Degree in journalism from the University of Colorado and later helped create Black Studies as a new course at the university.
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