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Social media has changed the Civil Rights movement. Activists Tamika Mallory, DeRay McKesson, and Bree Newsome talk about how they use social media to bring attention to events, to connection with and share information with other social change protestors, and to build community.
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- Divide the class into groups, assign each a different "After Watching" question to research, and have them report their findings
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- Part of the Civil Rights: Then and Now Collection
- One of five related videos
- The focus of the video is on how social media can bring attention to events not covered by main stream media
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- Includes teaching tips and links to additional information
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