Students in Stratford celebrate Black History Month with a living wax museum

Each year, sixth graders pick a notable person of African American heritage to study.

Emily Knapton

Feb 23, 2024, 5:17 PM

Updated 307 days ago

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Students from Stratford's Franklin Elementary School celebrated Black History Month with a living wax museum on Friday.
Each year, sixth graders pick a notable person of African American heritage to study.
Teachers say they call it a wax museum because the students become the person that they have researched -- dressing up like them and giving a speech as if they are that person.
Children chose from a wide variety of people, including athletes, actresses and scientists.
This is the sixth year the school has run the program.