The other day my family was invited out to “Black Cowboys: An American Story” at the African American Museum at Fair Park in Dallas. None of my family had been to the Museum or even heard of it before the Press Release arrived. I let David know I would like to attend and that it would make a fun Homeschool Field Trip for Charlie.
We arrived and listened to the introduction then was lead to the exhibit halls. Charlie is still having problems being around a lot of people. I let Charlie wander around on his own while David and I listened to the speakers. I walked up to Charlie who was reading the signs on the museum pieces.
As more people arrived Charlie decided to go back out into the Hall. David and I finished looking at everything and went to find Charlie. Charlie say me and walked up and started to ask me questions about people he saw hanging on the wall. The more Charlie talked I could tell these were people from the Sports Industry.
I asked Charlie were he was getting all of his information from and Charlie said from the walls. What we didn’t know was these photos was part of the Sports Hall of Fame. All three of us were surprised to find out the Museum offered this exhibit. Which will led to many new lessons in our Homeschool.
As we talked and looked through the pictures I saw George Forman and so many other people I recognized throughout my lifetime. Charlie is already asking if we can go back to look up some of the Stars to study in our Homeschool. The only other time this has happened was when we would go to the Perot Museum and they had the Sports Hall were Charlie could do different activities.
If you haven’t had a chance to check out the African American Museum I hope you will soon because its’ free to enter and there is so many things to do at Fair Park. Bring you a lunch and plan to spend the day because you can also visit Music Hall and also Texas Discovery Gardens which houses the Butterfly Gardens.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
