Revisionist History Podcast Analysis

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Revisionist History Podcast When this picture was taken, it was spread throughout the nation, and the rest of the world, within a matter of days. It is discussed in congress and by the president. The picture is of a young black man being held back by a white police officer and a police dog. I feel like the media and other viewers used this picture as the symbol of the civil rights movement, although, in reality, it was a random picture that was no big deal. This shows that the dangers of misinterpretation are serious. The officer in the picture was labeled a bad man, because he was white and a police officer. They did not include anywhere that all he was trying to do was keep his dog from attacking the black man. He was a good man that was

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