The Press and the Civil Rights Movement Video Lesson

Civil rights leaders effectively used the First Amendment and the press to expose the injustices of racial segregation. Reporters who covered the civil rights struggle give up close and personal accounts. Learn more about the First Amendment’s power to bring about profound social change and the role and challenges a free press embraces when tackling controversial issues.

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Grades

9, 10, 11, 12, 7, 8

Subjects

Rights and Responsibilities

Issues

Discrimination

Resource Types

Lesson Plans, Video, Closed Captions

Teaching Strategies

Analysis, Primary Source, Informational Text, Media, Whole Class, Whole Class Discussion, Individual Work

Civic Days

Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month

Duration

30 minutes

Constitution Articles

First Amendment, First Amendment - Freedom of press, First Amendment - Freedom of assembly, First Amendment - Freedom of speech, First Amendment - Free exercise clause, First Amendment - Right to petition government

Tags

Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr, media, freedom of press