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Module Five: Analyzing History | Learning Block 5-4 | Page 5 of 5 Module 5 Submissions On this page, you will review both your Module 5 Short Responses and the work you have done on your historical event analysis essay this week, in preparation for their submission in your learning environment. Module 5 Short Responses During Module Five: Analyzing History, you have been asked to respond to several questions designed to show your understanding of key concepts. Now it is time for you to submit your responses to those questions. First, review your answers to each response. Check for errors and incomplete answers, and make sure you have used proper grammar throughout. If you have not completed any of these questions, do this now. When you are finished reviewing and editing, follow the instructions at the bottom of the page to download your work and submit it to your instructor. Here are the Module 5 Short Response exercises: Module 5 Short Responses – Question 1 In the space below, specify which historical lens you'd like to use for this exercise. I will be using a social lens for the purpose of this exercise. Submit Module 5 Short Responses – Question 2 Next, formulate a research question about the civil rights movement (historical time from 1954 – 1968), using the lens you've chosen. How did media reporting via television influence the civil rights movement? Submit Module 5 Short Responses – Question 3

First, go back and review the research question you developed in Step 1. For Step 2, first name two different primary sources that you might use to answer that question. Be as specific as you can. Your primary sources should be found using the Shapiro Library. The first primary source that provides information to assist in answering my question is a press conference held by Dr. Martin Luther King regarding civil rights. This source is located in Shapiro Library and is a film segment of the actual speech given to America. Dr. King used his voice to speak to activists at the press conference and also used television broadcasting as a way to reach thousands of people. Not only did he disagree with segregation and how the government was handling the issue, but he also actively protested peacefully along with thousands of other people who had similar opinions. This film allowed Americans to know where Dr. King stood on civil rights matters which influenced society significantly. SOURCE 1: Films Media Group. (2008). Martin Luther King press conference . Films On Demand . Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx? wID=105049&xtid=48831 . The second primary source is also a film of Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous speech televised for all of America to hear. This speech was the most influential piece which shaped the civil rights movement. SOURCE 2: Films Media Group. (1984). Change, change . Films On Demand . Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=105049&xtid=42073 . Submit Module 5 Short Responses – Question 4 Next, name two different secondary sources you could use to answer your research question. Again, be as specific as you can. Your secondary sources should be found using the Shapiro Library. The first secondary source that I will use to answer my question is located in the Shapiro Library and published in 2015. This source analyzes how the civil rights movement’s media coverage influenced the movement and political parties. SOURCE 1: Amenta, E., Elliott, T. A., Shortt, N. C., Tierney, A. C., Turkoglu, D., & Vann, B. J. (2015). “Strategies, Stories, and the Quality of News Coverage of the Civil Rights Movement in Its Heyday.” Conference Papers -- American Sociological Association , 1–66. The other secondary source that will provide information to support my question is a scholarly article by David Wallace published in 2013. Wallace highlights the role of media coverage and the suppression of certain coverage materials in relation to the civil rights movement. He also explains the resistance of integration during this time. Both of these sources detail the crucial role of media during the movement.

SOURCE 2: Wallace, D. J. (2013). Massive Resistance and Media Suppression : The Segregationist Response to Dissent During the Civil Rights Movement . LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC. Submit Module 5 Short Responses – Question 5 Construct a thesis statement that provides an answer to the research question you posed in Step 1. Base your response on the historical evidence that's been presented in this course so far, as well as any research you may have done on your own. The ongoing demand for media coverage through television networks significantly influenced the advancement of the civil rights movement by taking first-hand footage of events and sending it directly to television screens across the country. Marches, speeches, and violence were broadcasted and used to form opinions on segregation and civil rights. Submit Module 5 Short Responses – Question 6 Name three specific historical events that can be considered contributory causes of the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Briefly explain why you believe each of these events contributed to the passage of the Act. Three historical events considered contributory causes of the passage of the Voting Rights Act include Blood Sunday, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King’s arrest. The assassination of President Kennedy shocked America as he was a strong supporter of the civil rights movement and a great man who accommodated African Americans to the best of his ability. Dr. King’s arrest gained more support for the civil rights movement. Bloody Sunday was a nonviolent march where police used brutal force against African Americans, which was publicized and drew in more support for the campaign. Submit Module 5 Short Responses – Question 7 Based on what you read about the passage of the Voting Rights Act on Page 1 of this learning block, name one event that was part of the course of this bill's passage by Congress.

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