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Visit the News Corporation News History Gallery (Level 5).
Find the display cases called “Too Long Have Others Spoken for Us.” Then find the panel with
the title “Using Media for Social Change.”
1. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Who were they?
What social issue did they seek to change?
What publication promoted their ideas?
2. “Double V” Campaign
What did “Double V” mean?
What social issue did it seek to change?
What publication promoted this campaign?
3. Randy Shilts
Who was he?
What social issue did he seek to change?
What publication spread his ideas?
4. Ida B. Wells
Who was she?
What social issue did she seek to change?
What publication spread her ideas?
5. Rubén Salazar
Who was he?
What social issue did he seek to change?
What publication spread his ideas?
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6. Campaign Comparison
Which of these causes were accomplished? Explain.
Which of these causes weren’t accomplished? Explain.
Now visit the Make Some Noise gallery (Level 4).
1. Look at the replica of the Birmingham jail cell door that held Martin Luther King Jr. How did
King use freedom of speech to circumvent his imprisonment?
2. Next, read about the work of college students during Freedom Summer. What were they
trying to achieve? Why was freedom of assembly important to their cause?
3. Did newspaper and TV coverage help or hurt the college students? How do you know?
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