Jerry Lee Faine Elementary Linc Students Present Living History Wax Museum March 5, 2010

Fourth and fifth grade LinC students enjoyed making history come alive at the annual African-American History Wax Museum. Students chose an inspirational figure from African- American history and conducted research on this historical person. Speeches were written and rehearsed. Costumes and display boards were created. This was a fun and creative way for the students to ‘do’ history and not just read about it. Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, and Oprah Winfrey were just a few of the historical figures portrayed in the wax museum. The students also learned proper speaking techniques and what makes an engaging presentation. The students worked really hard on this project and enjoyed presenting this program to the school.

Kanijah Stevens as Sojourner Truth

Shiteria Eady as Harriet Tubman

Shaundrez Davis as W.E.B. DuBois

Shania Harris as Wilma Rudolph

Barry Mullins as Martin Luther King Jr.

LaDerious Dunlap as Jackie Robinson

Nehemiah Nixon as Langston Hughes

Gerald Pleas as Duke Ellington

Katlin Seago as Bessie Coleman

Kemonie Lewis as Mary McLeod Bethune

JaBriyah Reaves as Madam C.J. Walker

Octavious Foster as George Washington Carver

Micah Rogers as Booker T. Washington

Sharon Turner as Susie King Taylor

JaNiyah Culver as Mary E. Bowser

Zavion Wimberly as Michael Jackson