Indy Standard

Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) community members are invited to attend a special solar eclipse program at the Crispus Attucks Museum on April 8. The event will focus on history and astronomy, celebrating the solar eclipse while honoring the legacy of Crispus Attucks and his namesake school.

The free event begins at 1 p.m. and will be held inside the museum, offering attendees a comfortable environment. Solar glasses will be provided for safe viewing of the eclipse. Participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs for optimal viewing on the museum grounds.

The Crispus Attucks Museum, named after the local Indianapolis Public School, houses memorabilia from Indiana's first all-African-American high school. Crispus Attucks was a Black man who became the first hero to die in the American Revolution. The high school named in his honor was established in Indianapolis in 1927 as a segregated institution.

The program includes several activities:

- 1:00 p.m.: Ceremony Opening, Greetings

- 1:10 p.m.: Pouring of Libations

- 1:20 p.m.: Ancestral Roll Call (Ancient Drumming)

- 1:30 p.m.: Solar Eclipse History Documentary

- 1:50 p.m.: Solar Eclipse Begins

- 2:00 p.m.: Drum Call to the Ancestors

- 2:30 p.m.: Presentation: Nutrition of the Ancients

- 3:07 p.m.: Solar Eclipse Totality is Reached

- 3:08 p.m.: Solar Eclipse Maximum Effect is Reached

- 3:09 p.m.: Solar Eclipse Totality Ends

- 4:23 p.m.: Solar Eclipse Ends (eclipse times may slightly vary)

- 4:30 p.m.: Dogon Sirius Star System / Government UAP Report

The next total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous United States will occur on August 23, 2044.

For more information about the museum, contact Robert Chester, curator at chesterr@myips.org.