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Lesson Plan: Citizen Nation: How the Media Shaped the Narrative of Civil Rights and Disobedience
Grades 6-12
Journeylove Taylor argues that the media had a significant impact on the modern civil rights movement by broadcasting images for the country to see. Taylor knows that representation can be powerful, particularly when she’s told, “You make me want to do this,” by a Black classmate who sees her participating in the We the People program. This clip and activity ask students to evaluate the role of the media in the civil rights movement.
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