Mary Walker, a woman whose long life spanned from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, learned to read at 116 years old! She proves that as long as learning is possible, you are never to old. In 1848, Mary Walker was born and automatically enslaved on an Alabama plantation. Mary would look up at the birds soaring overhead and think: “That must be what it’s like to be free.” As a teen she was emancipated from but still had to work hard all her life. At 114, Ms. Walker was the last remaining member of her family, and began a journey that would lead her to the adventure of a lifetime.