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Whose Streets? Lesson Plan Film Clips

Film Clips

Film clips provided in this lesson are from Whose Streets?. Access the streaming clips for free on POV’s website by visiting www.pbs.org/pov/educators. Borrow the full film from our DVD Lending Library by joining the POV Community Network: http://communitynetwork.amdoc.org.

Clip 1: August 9th, 2014 (3:53-10:58 min.) | We see the day Michael Brown, Jr. was killed from the perspective of his neighbors and the community members who gathered to mourn and protest his death.

Clip 2: “A Riot Is the Language of the Unheard.” (11:42-13:19 min.) | Protest participants discuss the interactions between the Ferguson police and residents in the days following the death of Michael Brown, Jr..

Clip 3: Tef Poe and Brittany (20:30-24:41 min.) | Hip-hop artist and activist Tef Poe rallies a group of community members. We’re also introduced to Brittany Ferrell, a nursing student and activist, who discusses her daughter’s participation in her activist work.

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