Martin Luther King's Influence On American Culture

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The ABC book that I created is covered culture from 1945 to 2000. After World War 2 ended in 1945, America had changed completely. World War 2 had revitalized our economy and made Americans very optimistic. It also ended the policy of isolationism and made U.S. a superpower. We had the world in the palm of our hands, controlling half of the world’s manufacturing capacity and almost doubled our economy. The 1950’s we started to see early sitcoms where the setting was urban, families were ethnic and working middle class. The most popular show at the time was “I Love Lucy”, it ran from 1951 to 1957. Later on in the 1950s we started to see other sitcoms, where it was families with children that lived in suburban areas. Some included, “The Donna Reed Show” that ran from 1958-66 and “Leave It to Beaver” that ran from 1957-63. The 1950s was …show more content…

He took pride in his fellow African-Americans and promoted black supremacy while advocating the separation of black and whites. John Lewis was one of the “Big Six” leaders along the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. He played a key role in the Civil Rights Movement and its action to end legalized racial segregation. He was awarded with the highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Coretta Scott King took over Martin Luther King's spot after his life was cut short. She founded the King Center and succeeded in making her husband's birthday a national holiday. Louis Farrakhan was in the same group as Malcolm X, Nation of Islam which really pushed the Civil Rights Movement forward with their strong approach. Diane Nash helped ensure that African-Americans and other minorities were not prevented from registering and voting. Toni Bambara was a civil rights and social activist. Rosa Parks was named the “first lady of the civil rights by the United States Congress. She helped launch the nationwide efforts to end segregation of public

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