Virginia teacher LaToya MGriff says she wanted to 'bring history alive' for students at Creekside Elementary. So, she started playing dress up.
-- Mary Jackson -- in a recent costume, which paid homage to the former NASA engineer.
This year, McGriff also decided to portray black historical figures who were from Virginia -- just like her first-graders. Of course, with a month of school days to dress up for, McGriff also portrayed other more well-known celebs, like Ella Fitzgerald and Barack Obama. But she also wanted to give a nod to those who aren't always talked about in the history books. People like James Lafayette, a former slave who became a spy during the Revolutionary War andWith each new school day came a new lesson in history from Ms McGriff, who says she's grateful to pass on these stories to the next generation.
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