Civil Rights Teaching

Local History Awards at Mississippi History Day 2015

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crt-post-logosOn Mar. 22, 2015, the annual Local Mississippi History Awards were given at the Mississippi History Day competition at the University of Southern Mississippi.

The goal of the award is to deepen student appreciation of and exploration of the untold stories and role of “everyday people” in local Mississippi history, using the National History Day competition as an incentive and a focus for student projects. (See 2013 and 2014 awardees.)

Thanks to a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to Teaching for Change, five Local History Awards were given for $100 for each student or student team.

2015 Award Winners

Freedom Riders Website (Junior Group Website)

Asia Lamkin, Lauren Johns, Jaden Martin. Denman JH and McComb HS.
Asia Lamkin (not in photo), Lauren Johns, Jaden Martin. Denman JH and McComb HS.

Colvard, McCarthy, and the 1963 Mississippi State Basketball Team:
Game Changers in the Fight Against Segregation (Senior Paper)

Jonathan Franz with Julian Hipkins III

 

All Aboard: A Brotherhood Leadership for a National Legacy (Senior Group Documentary)

Railroad project winners
Damion Jordan, Courtney Coney, Corina Cepeda (not in photo) with Julian Hipkins III (McComb High School)

The Mississippi Man (Senior Group Performance)

Mississippi Man
K.J. Peebles, Keanna Rush, Andria Carter, Traveon Wingo, Hannah Bennett, Neshoba Youth Coalition

Elvis Presley (Junior Group Documentary)

Elvis Presley project
Jackson Rhoades, Sarah Daniels, Francesca Patawaran, Tupelo Middle School

Judges, Coordinators, and Teachers

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Local history award judges (L to R) Jackie Byrd Martin, Tristal Watson, Marsha McNeil, Alma McDonald, and Julian Hipkins III. (McDonald, Watson, and McNeil are Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and Labor History teacher fellows.)

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McComb teacher Alan Wheat will lead the Mississippi team to History Day Nationals in Maryland in June.

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Teacher fellow Anthony Golding brought students from Tupelo Middle School.
Dr. Allison Abra, assistant professor of history at USM and MHD co-coordinator.
Photos by Alma McDonald.

Students Awarded for Local Mississippi History Projects

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Local-History-Award-Winners
Front: Peyton Pound, Lili Sagaser, Skylar Culver. Back: Deborah Mordica, Crystal Bush, Jasmine Pullom, Jonathan Franz, Alexis Walton, Madison Lloyd. Photo by Bill McClendon.

On February 22, 2014, the second Local Mississippi History Awards were given at the Mississippi History Day competition at USM-Hattiesburg.

The goal of the award is to deepen student appreciation of and exploration of the untold stories and role of “everyday people” in local Mississippi history, using the National History Day competition as an incentive and a focus for student projects.

Thanks to a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to Teaching for Change, winning entries received $100 for each student or student team.

2014 Award Winners:

Local-History-Award-Winners-2Higher Education in MS. Paper.
Jonathan Franz, Paul Armstrong Middle School

The Game of Change. Website.
Peyton Pound, Gautier Middle School

Bloodshed in Biloxi. Documentary.
Skyler Culver and Lili Sagashar, Gautier Middle School

Emmett Till. Documentary. Crystal Bush and Jasmine Pullom, Pascagoula High School

Integration of Education Forrest County Ag. H/S. Exhibit. Deborah Mordica, Morgan Thornhill and Landon Wa, Forrest County Agricultural High School

Flonzie Brown. Exhibit. Alexis Walton and Madison Lloyd, Pascagoula High School

 

Judges

The judges for the 2014 awards were Jackie Byrd Martin from the William Winter Institute, Lakya Washington from the McComb School District, and Glenda Funchess, veteran of the Civil Rights Movement.