The Calvert-FSK Scholars 8th and 9th Graders visited the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture. We had a great time and learned about many Maryland African Americans such as Benjamin Banneker, Thurgood Marshall, Ben Carson, Frederick Douglass, and Fanny Jackson Coppin. During the tour, the Calvert-FSK Scholars also learned about some of the rough tasks African Americans were forced to do like catching oysters for 14 hours a day and growing and harvesting tobacco.
The Calvert-FSK Scholars put their new found knowledge to the test by competing to see who could write the most persuasive letter or flyer to get the state to build a statue of a Maryland African American. Jasmine won first place, Makayla placed in second, and Devonte came in third. This trip greatly expanded the cultural knowledge of the Calvert-FSK 8th and 9th Graders.
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