In Her Own Words – Civil Rights Activist Frankie Freeman
26:52
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Frankie Muse Freeman wore many hats in her remarkable one hundred and one years including wife, mother, lawyer and civil rights activist. As a youth in her hometown of Danville, VA Freeman regularly faced racial discrimination and promised herself that she would find a way to fight the bias that she faced on a daily basis. Freeman spent her life fighting discrimination and helping to establish civil rights policies. Among her many accomplishments, she was the first woman to be appointed to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: Civil Rights-52**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- After watching this video, students can create a timeline of the events that occurred during Ms. Freeman’s life.
- This video would make a great introduction to a student choice research or discovery project based on the civil rights movement and the history surrounding it.
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
