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    This document discusses efforts to transform Albany, Birmingham, and the nation through social reform movements and the challenges they faced. Techniques like bus desegregation and using media and religion helped unite communities. However, white vigilantes often undermined efforts through violence and bombings. Public officials also resisted reforms and compromised media coverage. The document then discusses the media's role in exposing injustice by providing unbiased, factual information to influence public opinion. References include a book on the 1961 Freedom Rides.

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    This document discusses efforts to transform Albany, Birmingham, and the nation through social reform movements and the challenges they faced. Techniques like bus desegregation and using media and religion helped unite communities. However, white vigilantes often undermined efforts through violence and bombings. Public officials also resisted reforms and compromised media coverage. The document then discusses the media's role in exposing injustice by providing unbiased, factual information to influence public opinion. References include a book on the 1961 Freedom Rides.

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    This document discusses efforts to transform Albany, Birmingham, and the nation through social reform movements and the challenges they faced. Techniques like bus desegregation and using media and religion helped unite communities. However, white vigilantes often undermined efforts through violence and bombings. Public officials also resisted reforms and compromised media coverage. The document then discusses the media's role in exposing injustice by providing unbiased, factual information to influence public opinion. References include a book on the 1961 Freedom Rides.

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    Running head: EYES ON THE PRIZE ASSIGNMENT 1

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    EYES ON THE PRICE ASSIGNMENT 2

    Efforts in transforming Albany, Birmingham, the Nation and Challenges Faced

    Various efforts were used in transforming these key regions. For instance, this included

    using techniques to implement social reforms that would end marginalization. A good example

    of this was when Rev.Shuttleworth demanded the desegregation of buses. Also, they used the

    mass media such as writers to communicate their issues as well. The movement activists also

    used the social power of Religion to unite the black community

    There are various challenges faced during this activist movements at the time. For

    instance, white vigilantes were often using various strategies to compromise the efforts blacks

    such as bombing and violent attacks. Also, the public officials at the time were not concerned

    with implementing reforms that would stop this form of marginalization (Brimner, 2017).

    Another challenge is that various mass media outlets were also compromised and this influenced

    the sharing of crucial information on acts of marginalization at the time.

    Role of the media in exposing injustice and influencing public opinion

    The media plays various important roles in exposing injustice. The first role of the media

    is that it has the role of providing information to everyone about any acts of injustice. This can

    be achieved through mass, print or television media. Furthermore, the media also influenced

    public opinion by providing the appropriate perspective on any events that affect the society. The

    media has the role of ensuring that any information provided is free from bias and that the

    content is sourced from verifiable facts. This, in turn, helps to influenced public opinion in that

    the media has a significant level of social proof. Any information provided by the media should,

    therefore, be consistent and provided in time to help in shaping public opinions.


    EYES ON THE PRICE ASSIGNMENT 3

    References

    Brimner, L. (2017). Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961. Boyds Mills Press.

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