The Journey

Sit-in's became a popular tactic for civil rights movements. Ever heard the saying "I'm tired of being tired", that's exactly what's going on in this week's blog. African Americans were tired of the slow pace changes that they believed should have already happened, so instead of waiting for a change they made changes! They  used sit-ins, freedom rides, and protest marches to fight segregation, poverty, and unemployment. Although it wasn't the easiest many tactic were used and some outcomes were positive, others were not.  The Non-Violent Movement: This movement started in 1955 with the Montgomery Bus Boycott, they protesters used mass boycotts of city buses for 381 days to damage bus companies profit, the supreme court finally ruled segregation of public transportation was illegal. This movement led to the rise of Martin Luther King becoming the president of the SCLC.    The non-violent tactic was a smart way to go about things, especially ...

In the 1950s the use of automobiles became highly influenced, especially with over 400,000 miles of highway built. After WW2, there was an amazing growth in the economy. As we know with change comes more change. As the economy grew separation was still very visible. Residential construction and spending on consumer goods became very popular. During this era become a homeowner was a dream. Home ownership wasn't as easy for blacks as it was for whites. The 1950s brought the rise of Suburbans, neighborhoods dedicated to whites. While suburbans were developing urban cities were changing. 7 million whites left the city to move into suburbs, while 3 million blacks moved to the cities. The neighborhoods for blacks were often called ghetto, and thought to be high crime areas, poverty, and needed welfare. Welfare was supposed to be the government's way of helping the housing community, but the government does not play fair. The government provided much more help to the middle clas...

World War 2  Sep 1, 1939 – Sep 2, 1945 Seems like during this time period countries were driven off of power! Each of the countries were wanting to expand their powers by taking over lands and territories. During this time Hitler was the leader of Germany wanted the Nazi's to take over as much land as they could. Japan wanted to be the leader of east Asia. Eventually with all of the countries trying to invade each other and conquer more land a war would start. The US was not involved in the war at first and was going to stay neutral, but Japan bombed the US at the Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. With each war there comes culture shifts. After the attack on Pearl Harbor the US moved anyone of Japanese descent to concentration camps, over half were children. After things got settled they were allowed to return home sadly to find their homes had been robbed or vandalized. In 1990 they were each given $20,000 in reparations. Too me that was kind of sad but the ignorance of the US mus...

Trends of the 20s The thing I have been learning lately is to take the good out of all bad situations, because dwelling on the past does not help anything. Honestly I feel the 1920's was a progress to the "American Dream". I feel it was the start of the modern days. The 1920s brought in a new cultural vibe, that somewhat reflects how things are today. During this era the "Middle Class" was created. This era allowed the Middle Class to buy things outside of needs. I feel it is VERY smart to advertise to the woman (I say that to this day). Woman love to buy clothes, to look good, makeup, ect. and these were the products that became very popular. I wouldn't necessarily say woman were liberated during this time, because you have to look at ALL woman. Black woman still had to go through backlash. A white woman could be wearing the same thing as a black woman and be praised for her "sexy" look, but that black woman would be called hyper-sex...

Quote from Susan B. Anthony; a leader in the Woman Suffrage Movement. I hate this time point in history, it is very disgusting to read. Being a woman this blog really touches a different emotion. On the other hand this week's topic shows a different type of strength from woman, that I love and admire.  The woman suffrage movement began in 1848, when a women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. Woman were looking for equality to vote,  for divorce, access to higher education, the professions, and other occupations, as well as birth control and abortion. It took activists and reformers nearly 100 years to win the right to vote.  A lot of the things we take for granted and a lot of the things still need improvement. There were also laws that allowed women to be legally beaten by their husbands and were required to submit to their husbands' sexual demands. That basically sounds like legalized rape and is probably why rape cases were high...

https://sites.google.com/view/jmlux/home The main thing I want to offer my readers from my site is non biased perception! I want my readers to be able to understand what influenced patterns, issues, cultures, separation, and unity in the Unites States . I also want my readers to be able to draw connections between trends that took place back then, compared to how they are now.