Field Trip Recap

Our first field trip down Broad Street to the historic landmarks and their marker was pretty interesting for many reasons. Our first visit was to “Progress Plaza” which is a mini mall where useful stores are such as different banks, places where you can purchase shoes and an upcoming market. But with the stores lies history in the plaza which we as African Americans should be informed about. The founder of “Progress Plaza “was a man named Leon Sullivan who was a reverend that was mentored by Philip A. Randolph. This plaza created jobs for African Americans during times of segregation which was a major step for black people. Dr. Leon Sullivan is greatly remembered for what he did and as being one of stepping blocks to black people's success. The other place that we visited is the ‘Legendary Blue Horizon” which was known for its boxing matches that were held there. Located on 1312-1316 North Broad Street and built in 1865 the ‘Blue horizon” is home to many great boxers such as Harold Johnson, Jeff Chandler, Matthew Saad Muhammad and many others who won countless world championships .While touring the building my group got a chance to meet the owner of the "Blue Horizon", Ms. Vernoca L. Michael, who gave us a brief history about the building and her importance she bring to the legendary building. In conclusion she was an outgoing lady who knows her history and got the chance to go to many places. She stresses the importance of following your dream and you can be what you want to be. The “Progress Plaza “was a very historic place that can inform you about a lot of things. Overall our field trip was educational because it answered the questions that we had about these places.