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Ned Hector
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This past Friday we had a visit to fourth grade from Ned Hector (enacted by Noah Lewis), a black Revolutionary soldier from the Battle of Brandywine. Ned stormed into our classroom as though he had time traveled from the banks of the Brandywine River. He gave us a copy of his orders signed by General Washington and then proceeded to tell us his story of the battle he had been engaged in before being transported to our classroom.
Ned captivated the students with colonial life history from the 1770's by explaining his daily life when he was not working with the Continental Army. The students were completely enthralled and were given lots of opportunities for questions, idea exchanges and a bit of re-enactment themselves.
Noah Lewis is committed to teaching children that American History is Black History. He does a wonderful job explaining the struggle of acceptance in Washington's army for free Blacks and the role they played in the revolutionary war. After lunch, he surprised us at recess by turning up with speakers and a musical piece called
Childgrove. He offered any interested students and teachers a group dance lesson from the 18th century.
It was a spirited and magical morning for fourth grade.
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| Negotiating with Aria |
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| Explaining job and duties to a member of cannon brigade |
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| Demonstrating starting a fire using flint and tow, a flax fiber |
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| Dancing to Childgrove |
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Giving orders to the commander of the cannon brigade
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