# Percy Green
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percy green II, born in the Compton Hill neighborhood of St. Louis, is a social worker and black activist in St. Louis, Missouri.
Is St. Louis really ‘#1 in Civil Rights?’ The Missouri History Museum makes a compelling case
If you remember the day two St. Louis activists climbed 125 feet up a construction ladder on the unfinished north leg of the Gateway Arch, you remember a key moment of the civil rights movement in St. Louis. Percy Green was one of the people who climbed the Arch on July 14, 1964. Green’s protest wa…
Show Me The State: Percy Green
When the St. Louis Arch was being built in 1964, no Black workers had been hired for the construction crew. That didn’t sit well with Black activist Percy Green, who wanted to let the world know that a federally funded national monument was guilty of racial discrimination. To protest, he climbed th…
Episode 6: A Talk with Civil Rights Icon Percy Green
Aja Corrigan sits down with civil rights icon and hell-raiser Percy Green for what is nothing short of a blend between oral history and podcast discussion of everything from life in the 1960s to activism of the present day and political struggles facing African Americans in 2020.
58. Tangazo! Conversation with Representative Rasheen Aldridge and Activist Percy Green
Join us on this special episode of Tangazo! as we discuss the upcoming election and current events with State Representative Rasheen Aldridge from the 78th district, and activist Percy Green.
04: The Activists
In this episode, we return to St. Louis. Nina learns about the FBI's harassment of her father's clients, Percy Green and Jane Sauer, whose left-leaning groups were targets of COINTELPRO. Howard Mechanic and the student activists at Washington University are also on the FBI's radar, and there are i…
Episode 00: Author/Historian Walter Johnson & St. Louis Civil Rights Icon Percy Green
Historian Walter Johnson, author of "The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States," joins local civil rights icon, Percy Green, founder of ACTION and the man who climbed the arch--to talk about a range of issues pertinent to Johnson's new book including racism…
The Politics of Protest with Percy Green
in 1964, Percy Green and Richard Daly climbed the St Louis Arch to protest the lack of black workers. In this one-of-a-kind story, Percy Green tells his own story, explaining why they chose this protest and what came of it.
Enjoy the whole experience at www.unheardofstl.org
173. Tangazo! Exploring Neighborhood Redevelopment with Urban Planner Judith Arnold and the legacy of activist Percy Green's Afro Day in Fairgrounds Park with social justice activists Darryl Gregory Gray and Atty. Jerryl Christmas.
Episode 173 begins with a brief discussion on neighborhood redevelopment, with veteran Urban Planners, Judith Arnold and Aaron Williams. ------
Tonya Rush, is a businesswoman and the presumptive Democratic Missouri State Representative elect, for the 67th. legislative district in north county. She…
Percy Green: Man of ACTION Q&A | Listen St. Louis with Carol Daniel
Carol talks to the film director and cast of Nine PBS's "Percy Green: Man of ACTION" in a post-screening Q&A about the creation of the film, activism, and more questions about their most memorable demonstrations portrayed in the film.
Nine PBS's "Percy Green: Man of ACTION" takes an in-depth look …
The Controversial St. Louis "Gateway" Arch (April 7th 2026)
Scheduled for Apr 7, 2026
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, completed in 1965, has long been a site of both admiration and controversy. Its construction displaced roughly 40 city blocks along the riverfront, erasing nearly 290 businesses, 5,000 jobs, and historic structures like the Old Rock Hou…
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