The mood inside Dothan Preparatory Academy’s gym was solemn, reverent and uplifting on Monday as its choir’s rendition sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often referred to as the Black National Anthem.
Under dim lighting, 7th and 8th grade students dressed as prominent Black historical figures sat still and silent next to their research projects as people attending the “African American Living Wax Museum” quietly observed.
Jackie Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Barack and Michelle Obama, Mohammad Ali, and Michael Jackson were among the other Black history figures that students researched through the month of February and portrayed at Monday’s exhibition. Briana Gibson, coordinator of the exhibition, teaches a 7th and 8th grade combined self-contained class for students with disabilities of differing cognitive levels.
She added that she was grateful for the junior high school administration's support and assistance with Monday's event.
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