The tour required students to “visit” a history gallery that housed Emmett Till’s casket. Some student had their curiosity peaked and then started doing further research on Emmett’s life. This resulted in some disturbing images of Emmett in his casket. Though this is an important and pivotal event in civil rights history, it was too graphic for some students. I later revised the scavenger hunt and removed the question directing students to this artifact on the tour. Some students may still come across this artifact while browsing through the tour, but I did not direct students to visit this part of the museum. It was a difficult decision, but there were many other emotionally charged artifacts for the students to research that did not lead to such graphic
The tour required students to “visit” a history gallery that housed Emmett Till’s casket. Some student had their curiosity peaked and then started doing further research on Emmett’s life. This resulted in some disturbing images of Emmett in his casket. Though this is an important and pivotal event in civil rights history, it was too graphic for some students. I later revised the scavenger hunt and removed the question directing students to this artifact on the tour. Some students may still come across this artifact while browsing through the tour, but I did not direct students to visit this part of the museum. It was a difficult decision, but there were many other emotionally charged artifacts for the students to research that did not lead to such graphic