Different focus--Manassas Industrial School

I have come to realize that I don't have the time to learn aspects of design, new code, and do research on a historical topic. In order to help reduce my own stress I have decided to use an old paper as the basic topic of my website rather than the work I am planning to do later in my career. I wrote a paper for Dr. Jefferey Stewart several years ago that looked at the Manassas Industrial School. This school was the only institution that provided secondary school (and higher) education for African Americans in Northern Virginia. It was founded by a former slave and supported by a wide ranging extended community of philanthropists from the north. I think it will be useful site to the local community and the school is an important example of conflict when local African American community visions of education conflict clash with the ideals of the local white community and the extended community of white supporters from the north.

Comments

[Curtis Vaughn]

I think you were wise to switch topics for this course. Maybe I will even be able to link to your page since the Manassas Industrial School was an important part of the "separate but equal" system in northern Virginia.

Curtis

[Tracy]

Like Curtis, I think this is the way to go. I can't imagine trying to essentially write a paper (if a short one) while also trying to do and learn all these other things. Like other things we've been talking about this semester, it's about balance -- if you're not creating content, you have more time to worry about making the content approachable and appealing. Once you've mastered all the skills of web design (or at least more of them) you can walk and chew gum at the same time!