Jayne Beilke and her group of students created a documentary about the history of the Union Literary Institute. The Union Literary Institute was a unique school founded by anti-slavery Quakers and free African Americans in 1845 that made no distinction as to race, color, or sex at a time when black children were prohibited by law from attending public school in Indiana. It was located in Randolph County, Indiana, near the Longtown Free Black settlement. It was not only a manual labor boarding school, but it offered higher learning as well for those who desired it.
Students traveled to the Levi Coffin house, Spartanburg, Indiana, and Earlham College for research during their experience. The documentary taught the students about videography, archival research, script writing, interview skills, and editing. You can view the documentary here on YouTube called A High and Noble Purpose: The Union Literary Institute Remembered.