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Children’s Healthcare and Clown Therapy
By: Olivia Hukel
Hello! My name is Olivia Hukel and this unconventional, liberatory journey box is about the evolution of children’s hospitals and hospital clowns. I know, you are probably thinking why is a collection about hospitals and clowns liberatory? Hopefully, after I share a little bit about my story and why I chose this topic, it will make more sense. In the…
Haitian Revolution
By: Addison Anderson
In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on the land of the Taíno and Arawakan people, who called the region “Ayiti”. This whole island of Hispaniola, now recognized as Haiti and the Dominican Republic, was then colonized by Spain for many years. In 1625, France took over the territory of Haiti, and renamed it Saint-Domingue. The colony became highly profitable…
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
By: Sarah McCracken
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas focuses on the first people or, people native to North, Central, and South America. I define Indigenous people as people native to these specific areas i.e. the Americas, the Caribbean, etc., who were subject to the consequences of colonial powers. I chose this topic because I feel like there isn’t enough…
Inspiring ‘Keepers of the Earth’
By: Ellie Courtemanche
The child’s climate is changing rapidly. As educators, we have an intense responsibility to support students as they understand the climate around them, both socially and physically. For a long time I have wondered how to bring such a topic into the classroom. Often climate change can be frightening, guilt-ridden, and overwhelming. My project is…
New Mexico History – American Southwest
By: Mónica Sánchez
This is a very broad history of New Mexico. This holds the starting point for a very lost story about the complexities of New Mexico and the people it holds. Many people in the United States do not know the people and the number of contributions they had to the United States as well as their identity in the area. The people of this land and their…
Ruby Bridges
The topic explored in this journey box is Ruby Bridges and her experience being the first African American child to desegregate an all White school in the south, in 1960. Ruby paved the way for other African American children to attend schools with White children across the South. She had to walk past angry and violent protestors in order to enter. The topic is explored through various images…
Slavery
By: Aaliyah Anderson
This journey box goes through the period of time in which slavery was prevalent in the United States. It has events, tools, people, and places that are historically important to the United States of America’s history pertaining to the factual evidence of slavery. Slavery lasted for more than four hundred years in this country. It was a tragic period of time for African American…
Tulsa Race Massacre
By: Imari Jordan
In June of 1921, the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, also known as Black Wall Street, was looted and burned by white Tulsans due to racial hatred and violence. This horrific event stemmed from a court decision that sent Tulsans rioting in the streets, and in the end, the flame of hatred destroyed a community. More than 35 blocks of the Greenwood District were…
Women’s Suffrage Movement 1st-3rd Grades
By: Lexi Little
The Women’s Suffrage Movement originally started as the fight for women’s right to vote. It is a very important part of women’s history and will continue to be a resource for people to learn about women’s rights for eternity. The movement began in the late 19th century and continued into the 20th century. Though the movement helped them achieve…
Women’s Suffrage Movement 4th-6th Grades
By: Gabrielle Walters
This journey box introduces you to the experiences and history of the Women’s Suffrage Movement using photographs, newspaper clippings, and written pieces. The Women’s Suffrage Movement was the women’s fight for the right to vote. This journey box includes pieces from the Seneca Falls Convention, pieces of literature…
Women’s Underrepresented and Unaccredited Accomplishments
By: Shelby Dolson
At every grade level, students are taught about men in history, STEM, and other fields making progress and getting the recognition they deserve. The traditional schooling curriculum, especially in history, has a male-focused gaze, seldom focusing on the accomplishments of women…
