What Changed American Culture

Rock and roll helped break many people out of the pre-war mindset and into a new, fresh one. Although many adults detested rock, the younger generation felt that it symbolized a break from the war and the “age of anxiety” that the previous World War had caused. In addition, it promoted a promiscuous lifestyle that celebrated sex and drugs. Rock and roll seemed to be associated with this because many of the “rock stars” endorsed in a loose and laidback standard of living. Because many of the performers practiced recreational drug use, followers felt compelled to do so as well, feeling that that way of life was acceptable. Rock and roll was thought to be outlandish, primarily because of the performers’ gyrating and grinding of their hips, their suggestive lyrics, and rebellious undertones that provoked erotic senses in teenagers and upset parents. Rock and roll was said to establish a sense of identity and power in teenagers, mostly because of the new energy that came from the new style of music. Rock music was seen as satanic by the older generation because it seemed to lead to the

The segregation took place in churches, railroads, and schools, prisons, etc. There was also segregation in public housing, which caused the creation of “Nigger Hill,” “New Guinea,” and “Little Africa.” The more western north barred African American from coming into the state in same way. After the Civil war, the north had shown its position on white supremacy through its actions. Abraham Lincoln and the winning politic party also believed the same ideas of White Supremacy as shown by Lincoln’s speech,” I am not…in favor of brining about in any way the social and political equality of the black and white… I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.”

The white southerner's seeked to control those who were in slavery which led to coming up with special state codes. The public schools excluded the black children. The laws that were passed were same as those that were there during the colonial times, which placed severe restrictions on both slaves and emancipated blacks. Neither of these who were in slavery groups could vote, serve on juries, travel freely, nor work in occupations of their choice. Even their marriages were outside the law for example-le the slaves were going to be given mass land during Christmas but when they refused to sign the contract they were not given the land. This was one of the ways that was being used so as to ensure that there is

Although the civil rights movement was a major change for Blacks in the South, it also was a life-changing for whites in the south as well. Although some southern whites actually hoped for and wanted change, some feared it. What would become of their “Southern way of Life” as they knew it? Whites were already taught the blacks were beneath them. Through years of slavery and segregation, white were raised to believe that African Americans, they were “unclean and shiftless”,” unintelligent and oversexed.” They were taught to believe that African Americans were less than they were and all they were good for was the “cleaning’ and the

Whites were afraid to be labeled as racially moderate, and typically had to join the side of white supremacy for many reasons, among them the fact that class had previously aligned African-Americans and poorer whites in a fight against poverty, Brown elevated racial status above class. Also, the decision made those in power in the South exert their disproportionate political power to keep the state government in their hands. Finally, some Southerners who normally would not care about race were swayed by the fact that the federal government was trying to impose a decision in education—an arena typically reserved for state government. This made the fight one of states’ rights versus federal decree.

Back during the civil rights movement many whites in the South, believed segregation allowed control and subordinate status. It was a way where whites felt superior to blacks

When the Europeans arrived they were unaware of the difficulties this new land had in stock for them. Then Native Americans gifted the Europeans not only with new foods, but with new knowledge. It is believed that three-fifths of the world’s crops that exist around the globe today originated in the Americas. The Native Americans changed the European culture forever just by this act of kindness. The Native Americans introduced things such as gold and silver, corn, potatoes, tobacco, and a vast assortment of new things to the Old World.

The Civil Rights Era in the 60’s and 70’s was filled with many protests and political disarray, which threatened the instability and past stance that the U.S. had taken with the issue. With the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954, the Court had agreed with the desegregation of public institutions, but never gave a timeline for when to enforce or be done with enforcing it. This caused much uproar as many southern states, including South Carolina and Texas, ignored or slowly implemented desegregation and continued to do so until the 70’s, even after the passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The stifling racism in the social environment limited the success of the laws made to protect colored people’s rights.

At the end of the Civil War, America faced the difficult task of uniting not only two separated territories of the United States, but also two races long separated by racism and culture. Devastated and embittered by the damage of the war, the South had a long way to go in order to achieve true equality between the former slave owners and former slaves. The majority of the South remained set in racist behavior, finding post-Civil War legal loopholes to diminish African American rights (Tindall & Shi, 2010, pp. 757-758). Southerners continued to marginalize Blacks in their behavior toward ex-slaves and the later African American generation,

In 1866, Congress passed The Civil Rights Act of 1866 which allowed them to be genuine citizens and thus granted them federal protection under the law. Score for the blacks. Furthermore, the South was placed under military rule to ensure that this act was being enforced. During this tremendous time of freedom, blacks were allowed to vote and hold office – something that finally extended a voice and position in our country to their community. Meanwhile, whites were growing tired of all the nonsense. They wanted their beloved Old South back. Many refused to attend the integrated Reconstruction-era state constitutional conventions. Southern whites would use highly exaggerated and publicized incidences of “social injustices” to protect their claims of being thrown over to so-called negro domination. Any action was necessary that could help clinch their argument and overturn the Reconstruction

“As soon as blacks gained the right to vote, secret societies sprang up in the South, devoted to restoring white supremacy in politics and social life” (digitalhistory) Those organizations beat, lynched and executed former slaves and republicans in order to try and maintain their hold on the power they thought were fleeing from their grasps. Others sought more political and ‘lawful’ ways of achieving white supremacy. They became politically involved, gained power, and were able to pass pieces of legislatures known as ‘black codes’. The Black Codes were a “series of laws passed by Southern states to define freedman's rights and responsibilities.” According to Florida's Black Code, “blacks who violated labor contracts could be whipped, and sold for up to one year's labor. “ And just like that, blacks realized that their freedom meant absolutely nothing. In fact, if a former slave did not adhere and respects the black codes they could potentially be sold back into slavery. Slavery may have been abolished, but Southern leaders became pioneers in the world of systematic and Institutional racism. A form of racism that is so strong that it’s still deeply entrenched in

The young, bold generation set a new standard for teens to come. The message they sent was clearly presented. As a young teen, use your freedoms to your advantage, rebel, fight for what you believe in, and party as hard as you can while your young. Before then, girls were to always act as women, and boys were to act mature, and gentlemanlike. With this new rebellious mindset, teens dressed the way they wanted, ate the food they enjoyed, even if it was unhealthy, and listened to rock and roll, which was probably considered the devils music to some parents at the time.

Post-WWII America can best be described as a time of social change. In regards to Communist USSR and Communist states like Cuba and China, ideologically fearful and competitive between the USSR and US. As time progressed for many Americans during the 50s, so did the change in the traditional and social norms (unconformity), which often shocked the mostly older generations who believed that traditions were fading. Many, labeled rebels or beats and the rebellion the Beat Movement, were mostly teenagers who started to break apart from conformity and heavily influenced the many forms of art. The rise of Rock and Roll became an important factor due to notable singers like Presley, who shocked many with his unconform dress which included undulated

Minorities have struggled to gain acceptance since their integration. Caucasians have readily beaten these groups into submission, and fought to extinguish their hope for a better future. The South could refused to allow the government to interfere in personal, or business, affairs, and protested nearly all of the government 's decisions by fear mongering those who supported the change. For years folks had few

The 1960’s impacted the United States in profound ways. With the seventy million baby boomers growing into their teens, they brought with them change that is still evolving in our society today. The sixties was a time where American culture moved from being conservative to new and insightful ways of thinking. With these changes, it brought a new counter culture that would be known as the hippie culture. The hippies led way into a new sexual revolution that would break the old fashioned boundaries. The hippies also ushered in a new era where drugs became popular to a large public as well as within their own culture. Drugs were becoming a part of American culture, as well as new scientific research, into the benefits