State Finals Spring 2020 Special thanks to our wonderful Judges, Staff, and Volunteers! Michigan History Day 2020 is an Educational Program of To contact Michigan History Day: [email protected] facebook/michiganhistoryday 2 CONTENTS Special Awards 4 Youth Division Entries 5 Documentary Entries 5 Exhibit Entries 6 Paper Entries 7 Performance Entries 7 Website Entries 8 Junior Division Entries 9 Documentary Entries 9 Exhibit Entries 11 Paper Entries 14 Performance Entries 16 Website Entries 17 Senior Division Entries 20 Documentary Entries 20 Exhibit Entries 21 Paper Entries 23 Performance Entries 24 Website Entries 25 Student Sponsors 27 Judges 28 3 Special Awards The Best Entry in Michigan History Sponsored by The Meijer Foundation The Best Entry in Naval or Maritime History Sponsored by the Continental Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States The Best Entry in African-American History Sponsored by the Merze Tate Travel Writers The Best Entry in Use of Family History Sponsored by the Michigan Genealogical Council The Best Entry in Use of Newspapers Sponsored by the Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University The Best Entry in Use of Primary Sources Sponsored by the Michigan Archival Association The Elly Peterson Award for Michigan Women’s History Sponsored by Michigan Women Forward HERStory The James Campbell Award for Best Use of Oral History Sponsored by the Michigan Oral History Association The Sam Breck Award for Best Entry in Railroad History Sponsored by the Michigan Roundtable, Lexington Group in Transportation 4 Youth Division Individual Documentary Solving Enigma: Alan Turing Cracks the Code Henry Chen Breaking Barriers-Ruby Bridges Kaylee Converse The Life of Frida Kahlo Jiya Singh The Great Jackie Robinson Sasha Walker Youth Division Group Documentary Motown: Changing the World One Hit at a Time Oliver Anderson, Hendrix Tapper, Ian Wesselhoff Sir Edmund Hillary: The Climb that Broke Many Barriers Jordynn Dolbee, Olivia Storteboom, Reese Storteboom Susan B Anthony Sadie Dagenais, Sydney Nanna Sacagawea Savannah Proulx, Gianna Sayer 5 Youth Division Individual Exhibit Through the Stratosphere: Valentina Tereshkova and Sally Ride, the First Women in Space Isabella Causie Madame LaFramboise-Fur Trade Pioneer Vivian Hahn Lin-Manuel Miranda: Breaking Through Barriers Lucas Montilla Breaking Barriers for Trade and Travel: The Panama Canal Calyx Pratt Harriet Tubman: Breaking Chains of Slavery Delainey Shepherd Peter the Great and the Grand Embassy Henry Wekerle Youth Division Group Exhibit Alice Paul-How She Rocked the Vote Annelyse Chmiel, Gabriela Liggett, Reese Matzka, Lila Nellenbach Charlotte Kawbawgam: Breaking the Biggest Barrier: Racism Caroline Berry, Maddelynn McNamara, Layla McTiver “Train Ride” to Freedom Katie Dooley, Allison Ulanowski, Madeline Wagner 6 Lobbing the Ball to Women: Title IX Breaks Barriers in Tennis Isla Carmel Dykman, Rayanne Ellsworth, Ella Nicholson From Backyard Camp to Special Olympics: How Eunice Kennedy Shriver Changed the World Sophie Amberg, Sylvie Graziano, Sofia Hameed Maria Pepe Julia Hoerner, Libby Hunt Operation Overlord Mickenzie Brennan-Voght, Lex Glime, Emerson Johanningsmeier Youth Division Individual Paper Koko the Gorilla Siddharth Srivastava Breaking Barriers Before They Were Broken: The Forgotten Case of Mendez v Westminster Robert Strong-Morse Youth Division Individual Performance The Girls of Summer Tori Smith Flying Solo: Amelia Earhart Gabriella Splendorio 7 Youth Division Group Performance Breaking the Western Barriers: The Lewis and Clark Expedition Alessandra Curvelo, Maxwell Doepker, Patrick Marks, Koben Panse Anna Smith Strong-Agent 355 Karli Dechnik, Sofia Wright Youth Division Individual Website Christopher Columbus- The Great Explorer Shivansh Sahni The Hidden Figures Women Alexandra Stern The Political Barrier That Divides North and South Korea Xander White Youth Division Group Website Wallbusters Emery Blaine, Toby Harper 8 Junior Division Individual Documentary Music Breaking Conservative Culture In South Korea Savannah Brinkmeier Elisha Otis and the Rise of the Elevator Nolan Conn Deborah Sampson Savannah Holland Breaking Barriers on the Road to Independence Parker Hosner Black Angels: Breaking Down Barriers and Fighting for the Right to be Marines Zackary Howey Apollo 11-Breaking Barriers Abdul-Haleem Kosgi Benjamin Franklin in the Revolutionary War Bella Mast Breaking Barriers in Medicine: The Germ Theory of Disease Pranav Mudhas The Wright Brothers: Creating Flight Through Plane Curiosity Carmine Saracina Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code to Save Millions Jack Schwab Breaking into the Billboard Hot 100: How Motown Got Everybody “Dancing in the Street” Laura Thielman 9 Junior Division Group Documentary Nellie Bly Cloey Samples, Chloe Templeton-Eagle Elizabeth Blackwell: Cracking the Medical Gender Barrier Colleen Madion, Mia Tursman Julia Child: Cracking Eggs, Breaking Bariers Lauryn Daugherty, Tessa Hosier Japanese Internment: Breaking Law and Social Barriers Lauren Bestul, Amelia Chong, Felicia Jucja, Miyabi Shinki Disability Attitudes Change as Barriers Fall Away Mark McTiver, Samuel Rahilly, Joseph Vincent Breaking Buildings to Break Barriers: Eminent Domain and the Case of Berman v Parker Nick Denenberg, Quinten Powers Harriet Tubman: A True Barrier Breaker Alexis Smith, Emma Newman-Bale Katherine Johnson: The Barrier Breaking Computer Mya Panse, Ava Storteboom Watergate Thankith Solomon Janakiraman, Eric Kim, Kaeshav Krishna Bravery Has No Barrier: The Story of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Liam Hinman, Lily Pham, Julian Zolenski 10 The Transcontiental Railroad-Breaking Barriers and Connecting the Nation Mason Ray, Veer Singh The Underground Railroad Alexia Fulkersin, Emma Kuch, Madeline McMann Mister Rogers-The Unexpected Radical Steven Li, Junha Park Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) Isabella Bigelow, Isabelle Grandmaison, Owen Holman Junior Division Individual Exhibit The Limping Lady: How Virginia Hall Broke Barriers to Become WWII’s Most Dangerous Spy Georgia Edmonds Rising to New Heights Owen Feldpausch Breaking Barriers of Roads: Moving Men and Materials Kaysen Hamilton Elizebeth Friedman: Code Breaker Alice Harn First Effective Polio Shot Danielle Jackson WASP: Female Flyers Breaking Barriers in Aviation Evan Johnson 11 First Muslim Women To Compete In The 2016 Summer Olympics While Wearing A Hijab Rajvinder Kaur Catch Mosquitoes, Not Malaria: Ronald Ross and the Life Cycle of the Malaria Parasite Alden King Ruby Bridges and the Inconceivable Desegregation of American Schools Atika Mertiri And the Wall Came Tumbling Down Elle Moran Elizabeth Blackwell Kelsey Raymond Transcontinental Railroad: The Beneficial Disaster Lukas Reimers William Lloyd Garrison: Abolition Through Literature Drew Riecke Battle Breaks Barriers and Brings New Opportunities for the American People Emma Salvaggio Conquering the St Marys Falls: The Soo Locks Madeleine Shaner Tuskegee Airmen Austin Stehouwer 12 Junior Division Group Exhibit Berry Gordy—Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Madison Bushon, Nicolas Durnell, Katelyn Frazier, Aneko Nichol Marie Curie: Breaking Scientific Barriers Gianna D’Ambrosio, Belle Egle, Lola Rosol Pioneering the Prevention of Polio: Breaking Barriers of Modern Medicine Lanie Shrum, Kirk Wohfield Exploring Merze Tate: Breaking Barriers Around the World Sasha Hollins, Alayna Kuhn, Nya Kuhn, Aliah Ward Mary Eliza Mahoney Marryna Allen, Rania Alshaikh, Elizabeth Fall Ruth Elder: Breaking Gender Barriers in Aviation Abigail Cobb, Madelyn Usher James Hanger’s Effect on Prosthetic History Maren Barfuss, Virginia Weykamp Sarah Emma Edmonds-Warrior in Disguise Brooklyn Olive Clayton, Mae Evans, Nuala McCauley “Not Even God Can Sink Her” Lincoln Cote, Cameron Garchow, Andrew Jones, Orion Moya Mister Rogers Neighborhood: Breaking Barriers One Episode At a Time Rachel Waybrant The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 1951-1973 Amir Kouar, Anas Kouar 13 The Life of Helen Keller Ashley Geyer, Rae Robbins Jazz in the Harlem Renaissance: Breaking Barriers Through Melodies Reese Bower, Rishika Kokkula, Katie Worden The Cotton Engine: Barrier Breaking Machine That Caused Back Breaking Labor David Francis, Cooper Jacobsen The Pony Express: First Efficient Mail Service Natalie Bourdo, Ivy Coe Faster than Sound: Breaking the Sound Barrier Liebbe Martinez, Henry Mulder Apollo 11 Olivia Kozielski, Isabelle Tribfelner Deaf Breakthroughs Holly Byrd, Madison Postma Helen Keller Mary Gardai, Breanne Grzegorczyk Junior Division Individual Paper Minuteman Road to Peace: Breaking Barriers to Avoid Conflict Jason Dingemans Loving v Virginia: Breaking Racial Barriers on Marriage Alaina Gipson 14 Katherine Johnson and the Many Challenges Faced and Conquered Christopher Grove The Reason Why the Modern American Should Respect the Legacy and Crusade of Ida B Wells Michael Hong The Declaration of Independence Michael Lamb Changing the Face of Disabilities: Bay Cliff Health Camp David Palmer Mary Walker: Crossing Barriers for Women and Medicine Audrey Parker Freedom Won on Sea; Opposition Found on Land Elizabeth Phillips Nelson Mandela Craig Popiolek Susan B Anthony’s Illegal Vote: Breaking the Barrier of the Law Lucy Poppleton Roe vs Wade Skyla Riopelle The Battle of Verdun and the Barriers that it Broke Carson Stone The Little Rock Nine-Breaking Barriers in Segregation Kendra Stone The Girls Were the Right Pick: Crafting Guitars and Breaking Barriers McLevy Strong-Morse 15 Junior Division Individual Performance