FAU student Claudia Paul will soon have an opportunity to share her enthusiasm for Black History with a new audience.
After interning at the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum in Delray Beach this summer, Claudia has joined the museum staff in a new role, project manager of the Black History Study-Palm Beach County program. (https://www.spadymuseum.com/black-history-study/). She will coordinate speakers, field trips and other elements of the seven-month curriculum and cultural immersion program for local middle school and high school students and adults.
“What I’m most excited about is having the opportunity to be instrumental in the teaching of Black History. Because we are in such uncertain times, I take my role as a historian very seriously. Because where the education systems fail, I have to be the one to step in,” said, Claudia, who is in her senior year of FAU’s Bachelor’s program in history.
“The Black History Study program that’s offered at The Spady Museum is something that I wish was available to me when I was in my adolescence. Growing up, there were so many gaps in how I understood my existence. I was aware of the feeling of being different, but I was lost on the context that enforced those differences. I am elated and grateful to take on this new role in shaping how people view the world and how they can make a difference.”
The Black History Study-Palm Beach County is supported by The Cultural Council for Palm Beach County and Palm Health Foundation, and developed in collaboration with Power Builders, LLC. Palm Beach County African Diaspora Historical and Cultural Society serves as a community partner. To learn more about The Spady Museum, visit www.spadymuseum.com