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Campaign 1965: Selma – The Simulation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0[interactive<\/span><\/strong>]
\n“In this simulation you will learn about key figures involved in the struggle as events unfold step-by-step. For each character you will be invited to step inside their shoes and consider how you should react to the situation you face if your objective is to attract favourable media attention that will help get a Voting Rights Bill through Congress. In this way you will form a judgement about how each character helped or hindered the success of the campaign (deliberately or inadvertently!) and which people were most significant in the struggle”<\/p>\n

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Part of the complete scheme of work on the civil rights movement 1954-1965 at ActiveHistory<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Campaign 1965: Selma – The Simulation\u00a0[interactive] “In this simulation you will learn about key figures involved in the struggle as events unfold step-by-step. For each character you will be invited to step inside their shoes and consider how you should react to the situation you face if your objective is to attract favourable media attention… <\/p>\n

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