PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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They showed how great Jim Crow laws were
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They showed how unfair Jim Crow laws were and helped convince people to join the Civil Rights Movement
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They made a lot of money following Martin Luther King Jr.
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because the media helps shape public opinion, it directly affects the laws that govern our democracy. During the Civil Rights Movement the media gave people the information which shaped the public’s opinion and thus caused them to push for change.
Detailed explanation-2: -American media, especially television, radio, and newspapers, influenced the United States by assisting the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Images of Black protesters under attack by white police officers did much to sway public opinion in favor of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his followers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Amana said the role of the Black press was foundational both internally and externally, noting that Black media outlets connected Black Americans to information within their own communities while also providing history’s first draft of life in America for the Black community.
Detailed explanation-4: -King understood the value of the media. If he was alive today, he would be one of the most followed figures on every platform. He forced northern journalists to cover the injustices Blacks encountered from the opposition while protesting. One of the most prominent protest came in April of 1963 in Birmingham, AL.