We are made by history. In this activity, youth read the stories of philanthropic African Americans and influential related events that made America what it is today. Then they create a virtual Pop-Up Museum as an advocacy service project in which they tell stories of Black history and philanthropy.

Photo Credit: Ruby Bridges first african-american to attend a white elementary school in the South Nov 14th 1960 by Neil Mohr is licensed under CC by 4.0

Service Experience

Youth create a pop-up museum with stories of different African Americans illustrated visually and with facts. A pop-up museum is an informative multimedia illustration of events, people, or things that occurred around a theme or time. The pop-up museum may be shared with others to teach our story of people working for the common good in our shared history.

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Black History IS American History

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Black History IS American History

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Photo Credit: Ruby Bridges first african-american to attend a white elementary school in the South Nov 14th 1960 by Neil Mohr is licensed under CC by 4.0

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