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'A Change Is Gonna Come': Reflecting on the Voices and Strategies of Change Agents from the Civil Rights Movement
Fri, November 13, 5:00 to 6:15pm, Hilton Chicago, Floor: Fourth Floor, Meeting Room 4FSession Submission Type: Paper Session
Abstract
The presenters on this competitive paper panel will provide a contemporary examination of the rhetorical choices utilized by a few of the well-known voices of the Civil Rights Movement. Presenters will analyze the effectiveness, commonality, and differences of the communication messages that helped to shape various aspects and ideologies associated with the Civil Rights Movement.
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Individual Presentations
The Real Down to Earth Communication was through the Churches and Word of Mouth: A Case Study of Communication Used in the Montgomery Bus Boycott - Felicia McGhee-Hilt, Univ of Tennessee, Chattanooga
A Call to Arms: Passivity and 'Message to the Grass Roots' - A.C. Hawley, University of Iowa
Gender and Strategies in the Civil Rights Movement: The Rhetorical Choices of MLK, Malcolm X, Assata and Fannie Lou - Michael Davis, James Madison Univ
Making the Fantastic Persuasive: Examining Malcolm Xs Use of History as a Rhetorical Device - Scott Varda, Baylor University
Singing the Same Song: A Narrative Analysis Comparing Two Versions of 'The Ballad of Medgar Evers' - Adria Goldman, Howard University
