15 Feb. 2011 by D. Roundtree (A&H)Students from the Arts and Humanities Academy got the chance to learn more about Philadelphia’s role in black history on Thursday February 3rd . In honor of-Black History Month, Arts & Humanities teacher Ms. Burgess had her African American history classes take a trip to Philadelphia’s African American Museum.
While there the students watched virtual stories of black people who were very influential to the developing of Black Philadelphia. The students got a chance to show their knowledge of history when the tour guide asked questions about the prominent leaders. They also observed hand woven quilts from Haitian women who used sew-ing as a way to tell their families’ stories. The civil rights exhibit interested the class the most. There the students got to look at videos that showed exactly what black people had to go through when they pro-tested for their rights.
The museum was a great experience for the A&H students. The museum is the perfect place to go to if you would love to better understand the early developing of Black Philadelphia.
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