23 June 2011

African American Freedom Sisters Student Essay Contest

Deadline: 5 July 2011

The City of Jackson is inviting students to enter the Ford Motor Company Fund’s “Who is Your Favorite Freedom Sister and Why?” Essay Contest. Students in grades four (4) through eight (8) may participate. The contest is currently underway and ends July 5, 2011. 250-500 word essay entries must reflect one (1) of twenty (20) Freedom’s Sisters currently on display at the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center. These extraordinary women include:
  • Ella J. Baker
  • Barbara Jordan
  • Constance Baker Motley
  • Mary McLeod Bethune
  • Shirley Chisholm
  • Rosa Parks
  • Mary Church
  • Terrell Sonia Sanchez
  • Septima Poinsette Clark
  • Coretta Scott King
  • Kathleen Cleaver
  • Betty Shabazz
  • Myrlie Evers-Williams
  • Harriet Tubman
  • Fannie Lou Hamer
  • C. Delores Tucker
  • Ida B. Wells
  • Charlayne Hunter-Gault
  • Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
  • Dorothy Height
The essay must also reflect the student’s thoughts regarding what they are doing to continue their favorite Freedom Sister’s legacy. Participants are required to include a separate cover sheet with the following information: name, school, grade level, mailing address, and telephone number.

Prizes:

1st place: $ 5,000.00 U. S. Savings Bond

2nd place : $ 2,500.00 U. S. Savings Bond

3rd place : $ 1,000.00 U. S. Savings Bond

1st, 2nd & 3rd runners-up: one (1) $500.00 U. S. Savings Bond each

Essay Should Be Mailed To:

Ford Motor Company
ATTN: Freedom’s Sisters Essay Contest-Jackson
1 American Road – 211 WHQ
Dearborn, MI 48126

Winners will be notified by July 25, 2011.

The Freedom’s Sisters exhibition was created by the Cincinnati Museum Center and organized for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The national tour is made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund. The multimedia, interactive exhibition is designed to attract individuals of all ages and backgrounds, and is organized around the themes: “Dare to Dream”, “Inspire Lives”, “Serve the Public”, and “Look to the Future.”

For more information, contact the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center at 601-960-1457.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: call 601-960-1457

For submissions: Ford Motor Company, ATTN: Freedom’s Sisters Essay Contest-Jackson, 1 American Road – 211 WHQ, Dearborn, MI 48126

Website: http://www.city.jackson.ms.us/visitors/museums/smithrobertson
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