Rev. Dr. Leon H. Sullivan AAH Exhibition Youth Initiative

The overall initiative included two high schools and four middle schools. All the of students were informed on the location and purpose of the trip prior to their visit. 

The overall initiative focused on middle & high school youth living and attending school in Philadelphia.

     This initiative was Inspired after the Sullivan Centennial celebration and Airport dedication. Mr. Ronald Howard launched this initiative under the umbrella of the Manayunk-Roxborough Art Centre (MRAC) in partnership with Leon H. Sullivan Charitable Trust, VUOTS continued this initiative until the end of the Philadelphia PA School District 2023-24 school year. VUOTS objective for this initiative was to,serve as a catalyst for expanding the initiative on a broader scale to more Philadelphia Public School District students, and beyond. More importantly that the teachings of Reverend Dr. Leon H. Sullivan continue to shape generations of underserved communities, local and abroad.

The data suggest that this was a successful initiative.   The data reflects that student participation in this pilot increased their knowledge and awareness of Rev. Dr. Sullivan.  The data reports that students from all schools understood the lessons objectives.  

This initiative reconnected the participating students with a local Civil Rights Leader and his legacy.   This initiative and its purpose are needed to break the barriers of miseducation and ignorance that plaque urban schools such as those in Philadelphia PA.   This pilot also exposed the lack of local BLACK History education taught in Philadelphia Schools.  Meanwhile creating a new road for teachers and students to explore and make local history and local minority history a intricate part of Philadelphia's history curriculum.