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Write a three-page paper, APA style, double spaced, 12 font two television shows (one from the 1950s and another from the 1960s)
📋 MAIN DETAILS: Select: two television shows (one from the 1950s and another from the 1960s) from the lists below : 1950s: Amos and Andy, The Cisco Kid, Beulah, and The Lone Ranger
1960s: The Green Hornet, Star Trek, Julia, and Mod Squad
Research your shows, focusing on the minority characters. Look for answers to the following questions: ◦
What is the background of this show?
What years was the show on TV?
Focusing on Civil Rights, what social issues and historical events were taking place at the time the show was being broadcast?
Focusing on Civil Rights, how do you see specific characters or elements from specific episodes fitting in with these important events and issues of the time?
How are they historical artifacts (a reflection of the social, political, and cultural current events) of the Civil Rights Movement?
How do you think these specific characters helped to shape the popular perceptions of minorities of the time? Please be specific.
Watch at least one full episode each of your TV shows (using YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, or other sources) and be sure to include this episode in your works cited list. Write an essay using the information you gathered from answering the above questions. Your thesis for this essay should attempt to answer these questions: Given the information, you gathered about the background and cultural history on both television shows; explain their cultural relevance of each as they fit into the Civil Rights Movement. How are they historical artifacts of the Civil Rights Movement? How do you think each show and/or specific characters helped to shape popular perceptions of minorities at the time? Please be specific. Make sure there's introduction and background, that there is a thesis statement.