MUSE Chair
GOLD: Flashpoint: 1908-2008, Springfield, Illinois Race Riot
Flashpoint: 1908-2008, Springfield, Illinois Race Riot is an online magazine/exhibit, utilizing Z-mag software and comprising 22 pages of text, graphics, primary sources, audio and video, which explore the story of racial tension and violence that erupted in Mr. Lincoln''s hometown in August 1908. The magazine can be viewed at: www.PresdientLincoln.org or directly at: viewer.zmags.com/showmag.php?mid=htgrs=3#/page2/. Flashpoint was created as part of the grant-funded Abraham Lincoln Summer Scholars Program by 16 area high school students who spent two weeks at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois in summer 2008. Working with librarians, historians, museum professionals, educators and graphic designers, the students embarked on an intense project of historical inquiry, learning and job shadowing. The goal of the program was to improve, excite and awaken new educational and career opportunities for these adolescents. A secondary goal was to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot. During the two weeks the students conducted research on the 1908 Riot. Their efforts resulted in the stunning magazine which showcases their efforts as photojournalists, museum curators and research historians. The year 2008 was the second year of the program funded by the National Recreation Foundation.
GOLD: Flashpoint: 1908-2008, Springfield, Illinois Race Riot
Flashpoint: 1908-2008, Springfield, Illinois Race Riot is an online magazine/exhibit, utilizing Z-mag software and comprising 22 pages of text, graphics, primary sources, audio and video, which explore the story of racial tension and violence that erupted in Mr. Lincoln''s hometown in August 1908. The magazine can be viewed at: www.PresdientLincoln.org or directly at: viewer.zmags.com/showmag.php?mid=htgrs=3#/page2/. Flashpoint was created as part of the grant-funded Abraham Lincoln Summer Scholars Program by 16 area high school students who spent two weeks at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois in summer 2008. Working with librarians, historians, museum professionals, educators and graphic designers, the students embarked on an intense project of historical inquiry, learning and job shadowing. The goal of the program was to improve, excite and awaken new educational and career opportunities for these adolescents. A secondary goal was to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot. During the two weeks the students conducted research on the 1908 Riot. Their efforts resulted in the stunning magazine which showcases their efforts as photojournalists, museum curators and research historians. The year 2008 was the second year of the program funded by the National Recreation Foundation.