ʃiː wʌz mˈoʊɾᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd tə tˈɛl ðə stˈoːɹiz ʌv blˈæk hˈɪstɚɹi ænd blˈæk hˈiəɹoʊz tə ðə tʃˈɪldɹən ɪn hɜː klˈæsɹuːm, ænd ɹˈoʊt ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt dˈiːl hɜːsˈɛlf fɔːɹ ðæt pˈɜːpəs.
She was motivated to tell the stories of black history and black heroes to the children in her classroom, and wrote a great deal herself for that purpose.