Growing Up in Segregated St. Louis
4:39
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: New June 2002! Percy Green and Bernice Thompson share stories about their lives under segregation.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Civil Rights-63**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- The Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Supreme Court case upheld that separate but equal access was legal. As Mr. Green and Ms. Thompson share, there was separation, but it was not equal. Have your students research this case, then find images for a poster or digital display that shows the separation throughout the years.
- There are many first person Civil Rights videos on the Educate.Today website. Use a keyword search for Civil Rights. These may be used as prompts for think pair share activities, jigsaws, small group discussions, journaling, and dramatic play. Their stories are also available for individual study, research projects or National History Day projects.
To learn more about Bernice Thompson, check out the full program this segment is edited from: History in the First Person: Stories of the Civil Rights Movement 2.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**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.
