Discuss and Explain the Use of the Media in the McGruff

question 45

Essay

Discuss and explain the use of the media in the McGruff crime prevention program and how it was received by the public.

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Definitions:

Reconstruction

The period following the Civil War in the United States, from 1865 to 1877, aimed at rebuilding the Southern states and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.

U.S. Senate

One of the two chambers of the United States Congress, it is comprised of senators from each state, regardless of population, serving staggered six-year terms, and has unique powers including treaty ratification and impeachment trials.

Hiram Revels

The first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate, representing Mississippi in 1870-1871 during the Reconstruction era.

Blanche K. Bruce

Blanche K. Bruce was an African American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Mississippi during the Reconstruction era, becoming the first African American to serve a full term in the Senate.