Part 3

Day 2 Watch Oral History Clips and Link the ideas to their lives

1. Children don’t have the history to understand what life was like in the past. In order to help them understand, watch a few clips of oral history. A great web site to select from is National Visionary Leadership Project: www.visionaryproject.org

Some of my favorite clips are:

Dick Gregory: Growing up in St. Louis (starting at minute 4) www.visionaryproject.org/gregorydick/

Norman Francis: A Lesson in Segregation (starting at minute 2)

www.visionaryproject.org/francisnorman/

Dorothy Layne McIntyre: Dealing with Racism as a Child (Just a first few moments, the essay story)

www.visionaryproject.org/mcintyredorothy/

Dorothy Layne McIntyre: Experiencing Racism in Washington D.C.

www.visionaryproject.org/mcintyredorothy/

Hand out: CivilRights3 (This handout uses the clips above. If you choose to use different clips, you will need to modify your worksheet.)

Go over hand out with the children. Two reasons for this are: many of them may need to process this with adult guidance and also to ensure depth and quality of understanding.