For Louisans familiar with Civil Rights history, Percy Green is known for climbing the Arch during its construction to protest the lack of minority hiring by the building company.
As the 60th anniversary of the St. Louis Arch approaches, the documentary PERCY GREEN: MAN OF ACTION by Joseph Puleo airs on PBS Nine, revealing more about this Civil Rights activist.
Now 90 years old, Percy Green remains committed to Civil Rights and collaborated with Joseph Puleo on this documentary.
There is much more to this Civil Rights activist – icon, actually – than that one spectacular protest.
This documentary is an insightful and engrossing look at Percy Green's life and work.
Author's summary: Documentary about Percy Green's life.