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Freedom Suits Memorial Unveiling

A circuit clerk stumbled upon a number of boxed stored in the basement of a downtown St. Louis office building. In those boxes where hidden stories about enslaved people who dared to stand up and fight. Almost six decades before the civil war, 300 brave men and women used a St. Lous court to sue for their freedom. They’re called the “Freedom Suits”. In memory of those courageous people the city of St. Louis will pay tribute to them with a memorial statue. In this segment you’ll learn about the Freedom Suits. We visited Peoria, Illinois and heard first-hand from the sculptor about his vision for the statue. Then you’ll see how St. Louis city will come together for an unveiling of the memorial statue. ‪@aspireandcelebrate‬ Quick Ideas for Using the Video with Students: 1. For Discussion: From the 01:04 mark to the 01:32 mark of the video Judge David Mason describes the purpose for the sculpture. Prior to viewing the rest of the video, have students discuss who is being celebrated in the sculpture and share their ideas for how they might bring these ideas to life. What elements/representations would they include? What material would they use? How large would the sculpture be, etc.? 2. For Discussion: From the 02:19 mark to the 03:47 mark of the video artist Preston Jackson shows the sculpture as he works on it and describes what he is representing and why. Prior to viewing the rest of the video and seeing the final sculpture, have students discuss Mr. Preston's ideas. How well do they think he is representing what Judge Mason described as the purpose for the sculpture? What insights do they gain into the artist's process that might influence their own work on a commissioned piece? 3. For Discussion: After viewing the entire video, have students respond to the finished sculpture as both an art critic and a regular viewer. What do they like/dislike? How well are the objectives for the sculpture met? What is their emotional reaction to the piece? 4. Activity Idea: Have students view the first part of the video from the beginning to the 02:18 mark where they learn about freedom suits and why the sculpture is being created. Before seeing what the artist is creating, have students design their own artwork to meet the objectives described by Judge Mason. Their artwork could be a sculpture, painting, or in another medium of their choice. Have students present their design and explain why they chose to design it as they did in the medium they chose. 5. Activity Idea: Use the video as part of an arts integration or cross curricular project combining visual arts and social studies/history. Have students research more about freedom suits using the resource links provided below and then go beyond the design process and create their own artwork expressing their commemoration of the freedom suits participants in the medium of their choice. For an arts integration project, evaluate student work in terms of appropriate visual arts and social studies/history standards.