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The U.S. in the 1950s: Historical Events

The Superpowers go to War in Korea

The Red Scare

Building the Hydrogen Bomb

Dr. Salk discovered Polio vaccine

African Americans Seek Racial Justice

Fidel Castro Seizes Cuba and becomes a Communist Enemy of the U.S.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

The Death of Emmett Till

"The Red Hunt"

Court Decision Against Segregation

The Cold War and McCarthyism

United States Enter the Space Race by Launching the EXPLORER.

Millions of Americans Moved to the Suburbs

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Fears of Communist infiltration in American institutions led government, industry and the media to institute loyalty oaths and blacklists that destroyed the careers of people suspected of liberal or left-leaning sympathies.

Convinced that spies have given the Soviets atomic secrets, the U.S. government led by President Truman, conducted a sensationalized prosecution of over 6,6 millions of government employees

"To separate (them) from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race, generates a feeling of inequality as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way never to be undone..." declared Chief Justice Warren.

Sources:

America In the 1950s: Edmund Lindon

America In the 1950s: Edmund lindon with Sandra Decapua

The 1950s: Stuart Kallen

Thurgood Marshall (Defender attorney in Brown vs Education System) would later became the firts African-American to serve in the Supreme Court.

When Senator McCarthy clashes with the U.S. Army he sentences his downfall.

The anti-communist hysteria was fueled by Senator McCarthy whose reckless accusations led to widespread government harassment.

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