Deferred Storytelling, Vivian Gibson

In 1959 Mill Creek Valley was a segregated St. Louis neighborhood of 20,000 Black people, who were all but invisible to the city’s white residents. Through memory and storytelling, Vivian Gibson discusses how parallel life experiences can exist in side-by-side communities without intersecting. She illuminates the life, history, and culture of a place and opens long-needed conversations about universal experiences and shared humanity. Vivian Gibson is an Award Winning Author, Storyteller, Genealogist and Missouri Library Association Author of the Year 2022. She speaks and writes about growing up in a segregated St. Louis neighborhood name Mill Creek, which was razed for an urban renewal project in the late 1950s. Her book is titled, "The Last Children of Mill Creek". This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx