How rhetoric, protest signs, and speeches become tools of justice
Students examine how advocates choose their words — from civil rights oratory to social media hashtags — and why the language of movements matters as much as the movements themselves. Through a speech text and an essay on the evolution of protest language, students analyze how rhetoric is crafted to move people from witnesses to participants.
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