A mixture of 20 undergraduate and graduate students traveled to Washington to spend the day going to cultural destinations with a representative from Congressman Hank Johnson’s office on Sept. 14.
As soon as the Clark Atlanta University students arrived in Washington, they
were given the opportunity to meet and talk with Congressman Johnson. Johnson urged the students to value the education that they are receiving at Clark Atlanta University.
“Everybody should feel real good about your education and what you are getting at Clark Atlanta University because other folks are not getting the same curriculum that you all are getting. You all are getting something that is steeped in blackness and it is important,” Congressman Johnson stated.
On this trip, the students went to visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. monument and Fredrick Douglas’ home.
Since the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is huge and there was limited time, the students only got to explore one section of the museum. This section followed African American history from the 15 century to modern time.
“My experience at the museum was awesome! To be able to see all of that history about my people in one place was life changing,” Taylib Smith, a sophomore Business major at Clark Atlanta University, stated.
In addition to that, the students were exposed to the Martin Luther King Jr. monument in Washington.
“I enjoyed the Martin Luther King monument! It’s a very powerful monument with him standing tall and proud for everyone across that world that comes to visit to see,” Darasha Singleton, a senior at Clark Atlanta University, stated.
Another thing that the students got to explore in Washington before flying back to Atlanta was Fredrick Douglass’ home. Before viewing his home, the students viewed a short film abut the life of Fredrick Douglass.
“The Fredrick Douglass home — the parts that we were able to see — was interesting. Just to see what side of town it was in as well as seeing how big it was even to this day that house can be considered a “big” house. Big house usually means big accomplishments, so it’s a nice thing left to show his accomplishments,” Singleton stated.
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