Apply a micro-level, organizational-level, macro-level, and cultural-level analysis to the social movement to end police brutality, violence, and killing of African American people in the United States (Ferguson, Trayvon Martin, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement).

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: Varies. Should address why an activist might get involved in the movement, what strategies grassroots social movement organizations have utilized in Ferguson and across the states, what macro-level conditions were in place that gave rise to the movement, and frame alignment.
KEY: Learning Objective: 18.3: Identify different types of social movements.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Why Do Social Movements Arise?
Difficulty Level: Hard

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