Elementary, middle school students preserve local Black history at UNI camp

CEDAR FALLS — Fifteen elementary and middle school students have spent their summer preserving local Black history through digital storytelling and...

August 3, 2022
5:12 PM

CEDAR FALLS — Fifteen elementary and middle school students have spent their summer preserving local Black history through digital storytelling and imaging skills at the University of Northern Iowa's first-ever Black Life Youth Camp.The two-week day camp is a joint initiative between the Iowa African American Heritage Trail and the Fortepan Iowa photo archive. The purpose is to uncover hidden African-American cultural resources in the Cedar Valley and add those resources to the Iowa African American Heritage Trail.

Courier Staff