1950s

The 1950’s is often remembered fondly by many as a simpler time. Some Americans, in particular, were enjoying economic prosperity and feeling good about the state of the country and were optimistic about the future. The perception of the 1950’s doesn’t always match the reality. Much unrest was going on both in the United States and … Keep Reading → around the world. South Africa instituted a policy forcing its citizens to carry identification cards indicating their race. Fidel Castro assumed power in Cuba. The Korean War took place while the cold war between the United States and Russia escalated. Rosa Parks refusal to change seats on a bus was one of the defining moments of the civil rights movement. Elsewhere in the United States, Senator Joseph McCarthy began his reign of terror against the fear of communism and the Rosenberg’s were executed for espionage.

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