Changing portrayal of civil rights issues in fiction and film: Edexcel A‑Level History questions
Every Edexcel A-Level History exam question on Changing portrayal of civil rights issues in fiction and film, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
All 9 questions on Changing portrayal of civil rights issues in fiction and film, as a list
June 2025, Paper 39.1, Q8 (20 marks): ‘The Birth of a Nation (1915) was the key turning point in changing the attitudes of white Americans to the black American struggle for civil rights.’ How far d
June 2024, Paper 39.1, Q8 (20 marks): ‘It was paintings, photographs and lithographs produced in the years 1850–80 that contributed most to changing perceptions of race relations in the USA in the y
June 2023, Paper 39.1, Q8 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that film was the most significant medium influencing changes in attitudes towards race relations in the years 1850–2009?
June 2022, Paper 39.1, Q8 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) marked the key turning point in the portrayal of race relations in novels in the
November 2021, Paper 39.1, Q8 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the depiction of race in Huckleberry Finn (1885) was the key turning point in changing attitudes to race relations through portrayals
October 2020, Paper 39.1, Q8 (20 marks): ‘Malcolm X (1992) was the most significant film in changing the perceptions of race among movie audiences in the years c1900–2009.’ How far do you agree with th
June 2019, Paper 39.1, Q8 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the 1977 television mini-series Roots was the key turning point in changing perceptions of black Americans in the years 1850-2009
June 2018, Paper 39.1, Q8 (20 marks): How far was the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960 the key turning point in the shaping of white attitudes towards race relations in the United States
June 2017, Paper 39.1, Q8 (20 marks): How far did the repression of black Americans portrayed in photographs, films and television produce changes in the attitudes of white Americans towards race in
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