Docsteach: Analyzing a Letter to Congress About Bloody Sunday

For this activity, learners will focus on a letter written to Congress about Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. Students will determine that, due to television coverage, the author, Mrs. Jackson, was very aware of the events that day even though she was in a different part of the country: Brooklyn, New York. Learners will also look at the author's tone and word choice to discern the kinds of images shown on television.