It is late 1963. You are a reporter investigating people

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It is late 1963. You are a reporter investigating
peoples views on the March on Washington in
August 1963. Choose TWO people from the list
below. For each person write what they would have
said for each of the questions that follow. Make
their replies to the questions as convincing as
you can. PERSON 1 A Member of the White
Citizens Council PERSON 2 Martin Luther King,
Jr. PERSON 3 John F Kennedy QUESTION ONE What
is your view on the March on Washington? QUESTION
TWO Why do you hold this view? QUESTION
THREE What is ONE particular action you, or the
group you represent, have taken up until now
(late 1963) that best demonstrates your view on
the March on Washington? QUESTION FOUR Why did
you take this particular action? (Write 50 to 80
words for each person in this question.)
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It is 1957. You are a researcher investigating
desegregation at Little Rock Central High
School. Choose TWO people from the list below.
For each person write what they would have said
for each of the questions that follow. Make their
replies to the questions as convincing as you
can. PERSON 1 Dwight Eisenhower, President of
the United States PERSON 2 A black student
enrolling at Little Rock Central High
School PERSON 3 A white parent who is a member
of the White Citizens Council QUESTION ONE What
is your view on the desegregation of Little Rock
Central High School? QUESTION TWO Why do you
hold this view? QUESTION THREE What is ONE
particular action you have taken this year (1957)
to support your view on the desegregation of
Little Rock Central High School? QUESTION
FOUR Why did you take this particular action?
(Write 50 to 80 words for each person in this
question.)
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It is January 1968. You are a journalist for an
American newspaper writing on the recent growth
of the Black Power movement in the USA. Choose
TWO people from the list below. For each person
write what they would have said to you in an
interview for each of the questions that follow.
Make their replies to the questions as convincing
as you can. PERSON 1 Stokely Carmichael,
Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee leader
in 1967 PERSON 2 Martin Luther King Jr, Southern
Christian Leadership Conference leader PERSON 3
Bobby Seale, Black Panther leader QUESTION
ONE What is your view on the Black Power
movement? QUESTION TWO Why do you hold this view
on the Black Power movement? QUESTION THREE What
is one particular action you, or your
organisation, have taken up until now (January
1968) that reflected your views about Black
Power? QUESTION FOUR Why did you, or your
organisation, take this particular action? (Write
50 to 80 words for each person in this question.)
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It is 1956. You are a researcher investigating
segregation on buses in Montgomery. Choose TWO
people from the list below. For each person write
what they would have said for each of the
questions that follow. Make their replies to the
questions as convincing as you can. PERSON 1
Rosa Parks PERSON 2 Martin Luther King PERSON 3
A representative of the Montgomery City
Council QUESTION ONE What do you believe should
happen about segregation on buses in
Montgomery? QUESTION TWO Why do you think this
should happen? QUESTION THREE What is one
particular action you, or the organisation you
represent, have taken between December 1955 and
now (1956) to support your beliefs about
segregation on buses in Montgomery? QUESTION
FOUR Why did you, or your organisation, take this
particular action? (Write 50 to 80 words for each
person in this question.)