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Ypsilanti International Elementary School teacher Gary Quann and Ypsilanti Future History project leader Nick Azzaro (adults in back row) with Quann's class, wearing masks they made in response to the history of an underground venue in Ypsilanti.

Students respond to Ypsi history through art in “Ypsilanti Future History” project

Ypsilanti Community Schools students at all grade levels are learning about Ypsilanti’s history and making art about it in a project called Ypsilanti Future History.
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