Today we are looking back to February, which was Black History Month! The fifth graders made a museum full of crafts that are inspired by black people who made a huge change in history. One fifth grader made a hospital room to represent Dr. Daniel Hale Williams. Williams was the first African American cardiologist who performed the first successful surgery ever. 

Another fifth grader decided to build a track to represent Wilma Rudolph. Wilma was the first African American sprinter and went on to be a world record Olympian. Another student built an airplane to represent Bessie Coleman. Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to be a pilot. Another fifth grader made a school to represent Mary McLeod Bethune, who was known for starting a school named Daytona Beach Literary School.

Finally, one of our fifth grader built a traffic light to represent Garret Morgan, who invented the traffic light, the smoke hood, and the gas mask. Lastly, another fifth grader made some books that Maya Angelou wrote. Maya Angelou is best known for her literary works.

Once the crafts were ready, the other grade levels came to tour the museum. The fifth graders got to be tour guides and explain the people and their accomplishments to them! 

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