Tionna Shivers
EDU-230
November 18, 2012
Michelle Jervell

Multicultural Field Trip
The APEX Museum
The APEX Museum is known as “African American Panoramic Experience Museum” (APEX, 2012). The museum contains timelines about the African American culture. There is a time line describing the accomplishments of Africans. Some accomplishments include: mastering basic arithmetic, cultivating crops, carving the first colossal sculpture, and creating glass windows. The museum also shows pictures and artifacts from that time period as well. The museum also describes the process in which Africans were brought to America through the Middle Passage. In addition, it shows how they were shackled, the type of “money” that was used to pay for slaves, a badge from the plantation police, and the door of no return. It describes the story of Henry “Box” Brown, the African American who was shipped up north in a box. There is also a section of the museum which describes the goods that were of value such as cotton, tobacco, and sugar. Also, there is a replica of a slave ship. In addition, there is a Wall of Achievement which outlines every African American who made some type of contribution to Georgia’s history. Invasion
Before the invasion of the surrounding countries, Africa was separated by tribes. Some of the tribes were: Kush, Ghana, and Lake Kingdom. France and Britain invaded majority of Africa during that time period. Other countries who invaded Africa were: Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Italy. The only part of Africa that wasn’t invaded was Ethiopia.
Georgia history and Auburn Avenue
Black people in Georgia were able to make a way with or without shackles. Many explorers, inventors, activists, businessmen, politicians, preachers, doctors, and lawyers all came from Georgia. Auburn Avenue best known as “Sweet Auburn” was named by John Wesley Dobbs, an