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Unit 8 – The Postwar Period and Cold War, 1945–1980
Topic 8.10
How did the civil rights activists use media technologies to their advantage during the Civil Rights Movement?
They hacked television networks to broadcast their messages without permission.
They broadcasted peaceful protests being violently suppressed sparking public outrage nation-wide.
They used media technologies to spread misinformation about opponents of civil rights legislation.
They staged violent acts that were blamed on segregationists to win sympathy for their cause.
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AP US History - 8.10 The African American Civil Rights Movement (1960s)
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