In 2023, my mother gave me a charm of the End of the Trail statue that belonged to my great-grandmother. I bought a silver chain and now wear it as a necklace as often as I can. When we were tasked with creating a narrative project using HTML5 and CSS3, that charm inspired my work to create an overview of the Trail of Tears. I utilized navigation and anchored images to allow the user to click their way through each Route recorded during the time frame of this event. While my goal was to make this project a more personal exploration for the reader, my limited knowledge of HTML and CSS hindered me from completing my vision. Alas, I shifted my focus to a more informational style of narrative. I still have a long way to go and hope to further change and improve this website as time passes to ensure I'm representing my heritage properly and respectfully.
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