Dear Educators, Parents and Community:
PLEASE EXPLAIN “WHAT THE CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLE MEANS TO ME,”
THEME:
(HOW THE STRUGGLE HAS AFFECTED MY LIFE AND/OR THE LIVES OF
OTHERS.)
Essay
Entries:
Art
Entries:
Note:
One or two page essay typewritten or neatly handwritten on 8 x 11 paper.
22 x 14 or 18 x 24. Two-dimensional work only. No crayon or chalk.
Students may submit an Art entry, an Essay entry, or both.
Schools may submit up to five (5) entries for each level (elementary, middle, high school) for both the art and essay entries.
Participants: Public and Private elementary, middle and high school students in Detroit, Highland Park,
Hamtramck, Ecorse, Inkster, Oak Park, Romulus, River Rouge and Southfield are eligible.
Deadline: March 29, 2007
In developing their theme, students are encouraged to consider personal experiences or events, current or past community heroes, historical figures, or conduct interviews with parents, grandparents, etc.
Please discuss participation in this contest with your child/student. These entries should reflect research activities and or conversations held with parents, grandparents, great-grandparents or other relatives and/or friends.
Parents please contact your child’s school for further information and official entry forms

SELECTION OF WINNERS:
A special committee will screen and select finalists. The NAACP Contest Committee will select final winners.
RECOGNITION:
The three first place Essay and the three first place Art winners will receive a $750 savings bond and a ticket
(for two) to the NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner , which will be held on Sunday, April 30, 2006 , at Cobo
Conference Center. The six first place winners will appear in the Fight for Freedom Dinner Souvenir Book.
Second place winners will receive a $300 savings bond. Third place winners will receive a $200 saving bond.
ALL FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD PLACE WINNERS , their parents or guardians, teachers and principals will be hosted by Coca-Cola, at a reception with community leaders on Wednesday, April 11,
2007, at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. Every student who participates should be listed on the Art or Essay Participation’s List and forwarded to Detroit Public Schools by the deadline.
DEADLINE
No later than Thursday, March 29, 2007
ESSAY ENTRIES
Must be submitted (using the enclosed Entry Form as a cover sheet) to:
Joyce M. Tibbs, Ed.D., Detroit Public Schools, 7430 Second Avenue, Department of Curriculum,
3 rd Floor, Albert Kahn Building, Detroit, MI 48202
ART ENTRIES
Must be submitted (using the enclosed Entry Form attached to the reverse side of Artwork) to:
Mrs. Shirley Woodson-Reid, Detroit Public Schools, 7430 Second Avenue, Department of Fine Arts,
3 rd Floor, Albert Kahn Building, Detroit, MI 48202
Announcements and posters for this contest may be picked up at the:
Detroit Branch NAACP Office
2990 E. Grand Boulevard (at Brush)
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Questions or requests for additional tickets to the Freedom Fund Dinner may be referred to:
Donnell R. White, Detroit Branch NAACP Youth Specialist at (313) 871-2087 or
Mary Blackmon, Art & Essay Committee Chair at (313) 862-3623

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Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner
“What the Civil Rights Struggle Means to Me”
Entry Form
Student’s Name
:_____________________________ Parents Name: _________________________________
Home Address: ____________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip
Grade: _________ Phone Number: _______________________ Student SSN: _________________
Name of School: ____________________________________________________________________________
School Address: ____________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip
Phone Number: _______________________ Fax Number: ______________________
Teacher’s Name: _____________________________ __ Principal: _______________________________
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Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner
“What the Civil Rights Struggle Means to Me”
Entry Form
Student’s Name :_____________________________ Parents Name: _________________________________
Home Address: ____________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip
Grade: _________ Phone Number: _______________________ Student SSN: _________________
Name of School: ____________________________________________________________________________
School Address: ____________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip
Phone Number: _______________________ Fax Number: ______________________
Teacher’s Name:
_____________________________ __ Principal: _______________________________