History GCSE
Media and national awareness
What Media and national awareness means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Media and national awareness
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Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Media and national awareness in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The campaign gained tragic national attention with the Mississippi murders, and the brutality exposed highlighted the urgent need for federal voting rights protection.
Topics that use Media and national awareness
- Option 33: Key topic 2: Protest, progress and radicalism, 1960–75 - 2 Peaceful protests and their impact, 1963–65 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Grassroots activism
- Leadership of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Media influence and public opinion
- Non-violent direct action
- Presidential leadership and legislation
- The role of the media in civil rights
- Voter registration and disenfranchisement
- Voting rights and political empowerment
Using Media and national awareness in the exam
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