Video Description: Nina Smith shares a story of her family’s history. We go back in time to a 1904 Missouri Supreme Court decision about a contested will that stole inherited farmland and the economic livelihood from black farm families in West Alton, MO. Nina’s story provides insight on how racial economic injustice was carried out in the United States after slavery, normalized by the U.S. Court System, and still affects Americans today.
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
*Story videos employ a narrative form to highlight a topic, location, or practitioner 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.