Not everyone has a parent who can create a whole co-op for them, but perhaps just obtaining a library card, membership at your local Black History Museum, and placing yourself within highly diverse spaces would be just as impactful.
Sean Jones, The Progress-Index
Richard Stewart tells students from Cultural Roots Cooperative about the history of Pocahontas Island inside his Black History Museum on the island, on May 3, 2021, in Petersburg, Va. (Sean Jones/The Progress-Index via AP) May 09, 2021 - 6:02 AM
PETERSBURG, Va. - âItâs so nice to hear childrenâs voices in here again,â said Richard Stewart, immersed in a field trip of about 20 kids standing in his home on Pocahontas Island.
Stewartâs house doubles as a Black History Museum that chronicles the islandâs history as the âoldest Black community in the United States.â It was the home of free Blacks as early as the 1800s, achieving prosperity and esteem. About 700 historical pieces are packed within the houseâs walls.
School co-op raises funds for Black history museum
SEAN JONES, The Progress-Index
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1of3Students from Cultural Roots, an education cooperative, gift $3,500 to Richard Stewart, who runs the Pocahontas Island Black History Museum on the island, on May 3, 2021, in Petersburg, Va. (Sean Jones/The Progress-Index via AP)Sean Jones/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Richard Stewart tells students from Cultural Roots Cooperative about the history of Pocahontas Island inside his Black History Museum on the island, on May 3, 2021, in Petersburg, Va. (Sean Jones/The Progress-Index via AP)Sean Jones/APShow MoreShow Less
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PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) “It’s so nice to hear children’s voices in here again,” said Richard Stewart, immersed in a field trip of about 20 kids standing in his home on Pocahontas Island.
The Progress-Index
PETESRBURG – “It’s so nice to hear children s voices in here again,” said Richard Stewart, immersed in a field trip of about 20 kids standing in his home on Pocahontas Island.
Stewart’s house doubles as a Black History Museum that chronicles the island’s history as a the “oldest Black community in the United States.” It was the home of free Blacks as early as the 1800s, achieving prosperity and esteem. About 700 historical pieces are packed within the house’s walls.
Children filed through hallways piled to the ceiling in artifacts and old news clippings showing the island’s past – old steel shackles, a replica slave ship and information on historical figures like Gabriel Prosser, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, and John Rolfe.