"American race relations 1940s and 1950s" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 23 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Race and Ethnicity

    • 1436 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Race and Ethnicity According to Allen and Chang‚ “Race and ethnicity are socially constructed identities that vary across time‚ space‚ situation‚ and perception” Hence‚ whilst race refers to a person’s physical appearance such as skin colour‚ eye colour‚ hair colour‚ bone/jaw structure and other defining characteristics‚ ethnicity relates to cultural factors such as nationality‚ culture‚ ancestry‚ language and beliefs. It is important to note that ethnic differences are wholly learned although

    Premium Postcolonialism Edward Said Colonialism

    • 1436 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Korean War, 1950

    • 671 Words
    • 2 Pages

    divided Korea into two sides‚ a communist northern half and an American occupied south half. July 31st‚ 1953 Immediately following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and after the surrender of Japan in 1945‚ Soviet troops poured into Korea. Appalled by this‚ the US responded by also moving troops into Korea to prevent the Soviets from gaining another Satellite state. The line that would separate the Soviet controlled sector from the American controlled sector was declared the 38th parallel by Dean

    Premium Korean War North Korea South Korea

    • 671 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    1950s Advertising History

    • 727 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The 1950s were arguably the golden age of television and many people of a certain age look back fondly at some of the shows of the time – “The Lone Ranger”‚ “I Love Lucy” and “Gunsmoke”. These shows were in black and white and were watched on a set that got its signal from a huge antenna on the roof‚ but they were loved just the same. Almost as compelling as the TV shows themselves‚ were some of the commercials of the time. TV was still a novelty during the 1950s and companies were anxious to cash

    Premium Coca-Cola Infomercial Advertising

    • 727 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    When we talk of American Greatness‚ we can mean it in multiple ways. We can mean greatness in terms of ideals‚ or we can mean greatness in terms of successes. The first question we must ask‚ however‚ is: “was America ever great?” To answer this question we must determine what greatness means. According to Merriam-Webster‚ the definition of greatness is “remarkable in degree‚ magnitude‚ or effectiveness.” If we can say that America was great at its founding in 1789‚ and we can also say that it was

    Premium United States Nationalism

    • 1400 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Fashion In The 1950's

    • 755 Words
    • 4 Pages

    The 1950’s was a time of change‚ wars were happening around the world. Not only were wars happening in the 1950’s vaccines were being made to help those who were sick or injured. The vaccine for Polio was invented in 1952 by Alexander Fleming then it was adjusted. Vaccines weren’t the only thing being invented in the 1950’s‚ a credit card was made on October 31‚ 1950 the credit card went worldwide trending. The 1950’s was a time were it was turning from having dull items to newer more advanced items

    Premium World War II Trousers Clothing

    • 755 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Race Matters

    • 781 Words
    • 4 Pages

    should we talk as if Race Matters? Unwittingly or quite knowingly people have built systems of inequalities around race but people have also built identity‚ friendships‚ and college mates around it. Nevertheless‚ several people I recently interviewed never appeared to be certain when race was a good thing or when it was a bad thing to talk about‚ which in my mind leaves us all struggling with a particularly intimidating question: When should we talk as if race matters? The culture

    Premium Dormitory Hostel United States

    • 781 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Communism In The 1950's

    • 1164 Words
    • 5 Pages

    In the 1950’s there was a massive change in culture and the start of communism was rising up. Communism during this time was everyone’s fear and because of this issue‚ everyone was starting to get all paranoia. Spies in the US atomic program were passing around secrets to the Soviet Union to set off a nationwide panic that communist spies may be invading many American institutions. In the 1950’s‚ allegations were made towards Hollywood that they were involved with the communists that was led by the

    Premium World War II Cold War United States

    • 1164 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    1950's History

    • 1295 Words
    • 6 Pages

    new homes with new jobs. With an energy never before experienced‚ American industry expanded to meet peacetime needs. Americans began buying goods not available during the war‚ which created corporate expansion and jobs. Growth everywhere. The baby boom was underway... The purpose of this web and library guide is to help the user gain a broad understanding and appreciation for the culture and history of the fabulous fifties (1950s). In a very small way‚ this is a bibliographic essay. While there

    Premium Beat Generation Abstract expressionism

    • 1295 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    race in america

    • 1284 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Race in America At the turn of the last century‚ WEB Dubois wrote‚ “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line‚ --the relation of the darker to the lighter races of men in Asia and Africa‚ in America and the islands of the sea. Every study has come to the same conclusion that biologically‚ there are no ’races’‚ yet the social construction of race as a category is alive and well today. The classification system‚ which radicalized different groups - typifying

    Free Racism Discrimination Race

    • 1284 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Guaraní Indians and Jesuit Relations Beginning in 1609‚ the Jesuit Priests founded a widespread chain of missions‚ also known as reducciones‚ in the borderlands of Argentina‚ Brazil‚ and Paraguay. Contrary to popular belief‚ as a result of the media from movies such as the Mission‚ these missions experienced an extremely tumultuous history. In fact‚ most Guaraní’s rejected Catholicism for decades and they did not willingly convert because they believed that Catholic principles greatly contradicted

    Premium Society of Jesus Christianity Latin America

    • 1542 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Powerful Essays
Page 1 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 50